“ Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash. Leonard Cohen
“ It looks like freedom but it feels like death, it's something in between I guess. It's closing time. Leonard Cohen
“ If only my genitals didn't floatWhen I relaxed in the bathAnd we both looked down and we both agreedIt's stupid to be a man Leonard Cohen
“ Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That's how the light gets in. Leonard Cohen
“ Remember when I moved in you and the holy dove was moving too, and every breath we drew was, "Hallelujah. Leonard Cohen
“ Be With Me In The Phases Of My Work Because My Brain Feels Like It Has Been Whipped And I Yearn To Make A Small Perfect Thing Which Will Live In Your Morning Like Curious Static Through A President's… Leonard Cohen
“ To every people the land is given on condition. Perceived or not, there is a Covenant, beyond the constitution, beyond sovereign guarantee, beyond the nation's sweetest dreams of itself. Leonard Cohen
“ At a certain point, if you still have your marbles and are not faced with serious financial challenges, you have a chance to put your house in order. It's a cliche, but it's underestimated as an analg… Leonard Cohen
“ A teacher I once had told me that the older you get, the lonelier you become and the deeper the love you need. Loneliness creates an appetite for deeper love, and the entire predicament deepens. And a… Leonard Cohen
“ Let judges secretly despair of justice: their verdicts will be more acute. Let generals secretly despair of triumph killing will be defamed. Let priests secretly despair of faith: their compassion wil… Leonard Cohen
“ I heard of a manwho says words so beautifullythat if he only speaks their namewomen give themselves to him.If I am dumb beside your bodywhile silence blossoms like tumors on our lipsit is because I he… Leonard Cohen
“ I think the term poet is a very exalted term and should be applied to a man at the end of his work. When he looks back over the body of his work and he's written poetry then let the verdict be that he… Leonard Cohen
“ In dreams the truth is learned that all good works are done in the absence of a caress. Leonard Cohen
“ What is the expression which the age demands? the age demands no expression whatever. we have seen photographs of bereaved asian mothers. we are not interested in the agony of your fumbled organs. the… Leonard Cohen
“ My reputation as a ladies' man was a joke. It caused me to laugh bitterly through the 10,000 nights I spent alone. Leonard Cohen
