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I've gone through the village of my songwriting and my artistry, and I've gone through lots of different phases, including one where it has been very quiet and abandoned me for a few years. ↗

— Carly Simon

#artistry #been #different #few #gone

When I and the other young artists were working in comics, our work carried with it a particularly American slant. After all, we were Americans drawing and writing about things that touched us. As it turned out, the early work was, you might say, a comic book version of Jazz. ↗

— Joe Simon

#after #american #artists #book #carried

I think Bridge Over Troubled Water was a very good song. Artie sang it beautifully. The Boxer was a really nice record. But I don't think I've written any great songs. ↗

— Paul Simon

#artie #beautifully #boxer #bridge #good

There is a formula that allows you to write a decent song. But a song like 'You're All I Need to Get By,' it just writes itself. ↗

— Valerie Simpson

#decent #formula #get #i #itself

Without books I would not have become a vivacious reader, and if you are not a reader you are not a writer. ↗

— Ken Follet

#books #i #reader #without #would

It's a songwriter's dream to have a song recorded and run up the charts. ↗

— Valerie Simpson

#dream #recorded #run #song #songwriter

I have another Russian idea, too, with a place and a period, so I guess I have enough to keep me busy for quite some time, especially considering that I'm such a slow writer. ↗

— Martin C. Smith

#busy #considering #enough #especially #guess

The great thing about being a writer is that you are always recreating yourself. ↗

— Martin C. Smith

#always #being #great #great thing #recreating

I never felt oppressed because of my gender. When I'm writing a poem or drawing, I'm not a female; I'm an artist. ↗

— Patti Smith

#because #drawing #felt #female #gender

I wrote every day. I don't think I could have written 'Just Kids' had I not spent all of the 80s developing my craft as a writer. ↗

— Patti Smith

#craft #day #developing #every #every day