Dance me to your beauty with a burning violin Dance me through the panic 'til I'm gathered safely in Lift me like an olive branch and be my homeward dove Dance me to the end of love Leonard Cohen More Quotes by Leonard Cohen More Quotes From Leonard Cohen There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in. Leonard Cohen inspiring motivational life Everybody knows the dice are loaded. Leonard Cohen loaded dice knows I greet you from the other side of sorrow and despair, with a love so vast and shattered it will reach you everywhere. Leonard Cohen despair sorrow sides We are so lightly here. It is in love that we are made. In love we disappear. Leonard Cohen disappear made We are so small between the stars, so large against the sky. Leonard Cohen universe stars sky 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. Leonard Cohen mad journey dark To keep our hearts open is probably the most urgent responsibility you have as you get older. Leonard Cohen urgent responsibility heart I wish I could say everything in one word. I hate all the things that can happen between the beginning of a sentence and the end. Leonard Cohen hate ends wish May you be surrounded by friends and family, and if this is not your lot, may the blessings find you in your solitude. Leonard Cohen family-and-friends solitude blessing Never make a decision when you need to pee. Leonard Cohen decision needs I don't consider myself a pessimist. I think of a pessimist as someone who is waiting for it to rain. And I feel soaked to the skin. Leonard Cohen optimistic rain reality It's the notion that there is no perfection - that there is a broken world and we live with broken hearts and broken lives but still there is no alibi for anything. On the contrary, you have to stand up and say hallelujah under those circumstances. Leonard Cohen broken heart life In the broken places, the light shines through. Leonard Cohen shining light broken How can I begin anything new with all of yesterday in me? Leonard Cohen yesterday Reality is one of the possibilities I cannot afford to ignore Leonard Cohen possibility life reality When things get really bad, just raise your glass and stamp your feet and do a little jig. That's about all you can do. Leonard Cohen glasses feet relaxation Please make me empty, if I'm empty then I can receive, if I can receive it means it comes from somewhere outside of me, if it comes from outside of me I'm not alone! I cannot bear this loneliness. Above all it is loneliness. Leonard Cohen loneliness bears mean It's been a long time since I've stood on a stage in London. Was about 14 or 15 years ago, I was 60 years old, just a kid with a crazy dream. Since then I've taken a lot of Prozac, Paxil, Wellbutrin, Effexor, Ritalin, Focalin. I've also studied deeply in the philosophies and the religions, but cheerfulness kept breaking through. Leonard Cohen crazy dream philosophy When we are touched by a song, it is because the artist cannot hide himself. Leonard Cohen touched artist song You who wish to conquer pain, you must learn what makes one kind. Leonard Cohen sadness pain wish
