Carly Simon

“Life is a foreign language; all men mispronounce it.”

“Anticipation is making me late, is keeping me waiting.”

“The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer.”

“I've had a lot of lovers, but I've only been in love a few times.”

“You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you.”

“These are the good old days.”

“Holding on to anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”

“A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars.”

“I don't have any illusions anymore. The illusion that you can become a CEO of a conglomerate fades. I have taken stock of my life. I've gained some wisdom.”

“I don't write autobiographically, I write impressionistically.”

“Nobody does it better, makes me feel sad for the rest.”

“My scar is my proof of life.”

“Sometimes the only way to get over a wound is to go back to the place where it was inflicted.”

“I demand a lot from myself and expect the same from others.”

“I'm not a nostalgic person. I'm not a person who lives in the past.”