We are so lightly here. It is in love that we are made. In love we disappear.
LEONARD COHENPoetry is a verdict, not an occupation.
More Leonard Cohen Quotes
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Love is not a victory march it’s a cold and it’s a broken hallelujah.
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Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.
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Ah, grief makes us precise!
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We are not mad. We are human. We want to love, and someone must forgive us for the paths we take to love, for the paths are many and dark, and we are ardent and cruel in our journey.
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Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as a secret to reveal. A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh.
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Games are nature’s most beautiful creation.
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I dreamed about you baby. It was just the other night. Most of you were naked Ah, but some of you was light.
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Never make a decision when you need to pee.
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Avoid the flourish. Do not be afraid to be weak. Do not be ashamed to be tired. You look good when you’re tired. You look like you could go on forever. Now come into my arms. You are the image of my beauty.
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Even damnation is poisoned with rainbows.
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I found that things became a lot easier when I no longer expected to win. You abandon your masterpiece and sink into the real masterpiece.
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I will not be held like a drunkard / under the cold tap of facts.
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Everything has a crack in it; that’s how the light gets in.
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A young nurse is standing close behind me wondering whether she is being drawn by my power or her charity.
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Who could have foretold the heart grows cold from touching others.
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