I am not the one who loves - 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 inspiringmotivationallife Everybody knows the dice are loaded. Leonard Cohen loadeddiceknows 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 despairsorrowsides We are so lightly here. It is in love that we are made. In love we disappear. Leonard Cohen disappearmade We are so small between the stars, so large against the sky. Leonard Cohen universestarssky 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 madjourneydark To keep our hearts open is probably the most urgent responsibility you have as you get older. Leonard Cohen urgentresponsibilityheart 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 hateendswish 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-friendssolitudeblessing Never make a decision when you need to pee. Leonard Cohen decisionneeds 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 optimisticrainreality 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 brokenheartlife In the broken places, the light shines through. Leonard Cohen shininglightbroken 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 possibilitylifereality 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 glassesfeetrelaxation 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 lonelinessbearsmean 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 crazydreamphilosophy When we are touched by a song, it is because the artist cannot hide himself. Leonard Cohen touchedartistsong You who wish to conquer pain, you must learn what makes one kind. Leonard Cohen sadnesspainwish
