Anything I tell you is an alibi for something else.
LEONARD COHENWe are so lightly here. It is in love that we are made. In love we disappear.
More Leonard Cohen Quotes
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The cutting of the gem has to be finished before you can see whether it shines.
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He knew that hair couldn’t feel; he kissed her hair.
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Even damnation is poisoned with rainbows.
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The maestro says it’s Mozart But it sounds like bubble gum.
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There is a war between the ones who say there is a war and the ones who say there isn’t.
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Everything has a crack in it; that’s how the light gets in.
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Who could have foretold the heart grows cold from touching others.
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Friend, when you speak this carefully I know it is because you don’t know what to say.
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I am not the one who loved, it’s love that chooses me.
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Dream after dream we all lie in each other’s arms.
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Going nowhere isn’t about turning your back on the world; it’s about stepping away now and then so that you can see the world more clearly and love it more deeply.
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Love is a fire/It burns everyone/It disfigures everyone/It is the world’s excuse for being ugly.
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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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I’m just waiting for the miracle to come.
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How can I begin anything new with all of yesterday in me?
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