I ache in the places where I used to play.
LEONARD COHENI ache in the places where I used to play.
LEONARD COHENPoetry is a verdict, not an occupation.
LEONARD COHENMy abandoned narcotics have abandoned me.
LEONARD COHENTo kiss her there was to intrude into something private and skeletal, like a turtle’s shoulder.
LEONARD COHENYour faith was strong, but you needed proof.
LEONARD COHENI will not be held like a drunkard / under the cold tap of facts.
LEONARD COHENI’ve forgotten most of what I’ve read and, frankly, it never seemed very important to me or to the world.
LEONARD COHENI’m planning a catastrophe.
LEONARD COHENGarages, barns, and attics are always older than the buildings to which they are attached.
LEONARD COHENAvoid 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.
LEONARD COHENYou wanted to be the Superman who was never Clark Kent.
LEONARD COHENWhen passion dies friendship hovers round our flesh like flies.
LEONARD COHENThe cutting of the gem has to be finished before you can see whether it shines.
LEONARD COHENIt’s hard to hold the hand of anyone who is reaching for the sky just to surrender.
LEONARD COHENWell, I am the one who loves changing from nothing to one.
LEONARD COHENOnly one thing made him happy and now that it was gone everything made him happy.
LEONARD COHEN