You Can't Be Wise And In Love

Along With Some Of The Worst Music Of Bob Dylan's Career ("self-portrait," 1970), This Period Produced Some Gems - Including Many Songs Recorded With The Band In '67 But Not Released Until Years Later.

Every Writer At The New Yorker Is Smarter Than Me.

And If Anybody Asks Me Is It Easy To Forget I'll Say It Is Easily Done, You Just Pick Anyone, And Pretend That You Never Have Met

I Don't Have The Kinds Of Relationships That Are Built On Any Kind Of False Pretense, Not To Say That I Haven't. I've Had Just As Many As Anybody Else, But I Haven't Had Them In A Long Time.

Opportunities May Come Along For You To Convert Something -something That Exists Into Something That Didn't Yet. That Might Be The Beginning Of It. Sometimes You Just Want To Do Things Your Way, Want To See For Yourself What Lies Behind The Misty Curtain. It's Not Like You See Songs Approaching And Invite Them In. It's Not That Easy. You Want To Write Songs That Are Bigger Than Life. You Want To Say Something About Strange Things That Have Happened To You, Strange Things You Have Seen. You Have To Know And Understand Something And Then Go Past The Vernacular.