I'm never sure why I do anything, to tell you the truth. Leonard Cohen More Quotes by Leonard Cohen More Quotes From Leonard Cohen Maybe there's a god above but the only thing I learned from love was how to shoot at somebody who outdrew you. Leonard Cohen broken-heartbrokenheart Now, I don't want to give you the impression that I'm a great musicologist, but I'm a lot better than what I was described as for a long, long time; you know, people said I only knew three chords when I knew five. Leonard Cohen givinglongpeople So the great affair is over but whoever would have guessed, It would leave us all so vacant and so deeply unimpressed, It's like our visit to the moon or to that other star, I guess you go for nothing if you really want to go that far. Leonard Cohen infidelitystarsmoon I would say the hummingbird really deserves the royalties on [some of my songs]. Leonard Cohen hummingbirdsroyaltysong It's coming to America first, The cradle of the best and of the worst. It's here they got the range And the machinery for change And it's here they got the spiritual thirst. It's here the family's broken And it's here the lonely say That the heart has got to open In a fundamental way: Democracy is coming to the U.S.A. O mighty Ship of State! To the Shores of Need Past the Reefs of Greed Through the Squalls of Hate Sail on, sail on. Leonard Cohen hatelonelyspiritual I hope we [with Patrick Leonard] can come up with something orchestral with some spoken material. And I also, God willing, hope that perhaps another record of songs also might emerge, but one never knows. Leonard Cohen recordssongmight I am running through a snowfall which is her thighs, he dramatized in purple. Her thighs are filling up the street. Wide as a snowfall, heavy as huge falling Zeppelins, her damp thighs are settling on the sharp roofs and wooden balconies. Weather-vanes press the shape of roosters and sail-boats into the skin. The faces of famous statues are preserved like intaglios. Leonard Cohen purplerunningfall Rust rust rust in the engines of love and time. Leonard Cohen time-and-loverustengines Your body will never be familiar. Leonard Cohen your-bodyfamiliarbody Poetry is a verdict rather than an intention. Leonard Cohen intentionpoetryart I think that really what our training, what our culture, our religious institutions, our educational and cultural institutions should be about is preparing the heart for that journey outside of the cage of the ribs. Leonard Cohen educationalreligiousheart First of all nothing will happen and a little later nothing will happen again. Leonard Cohen happenslittlesfirsts Your hair upon the pillow like a sleepy golden storm Leonard Cohen goldenstormhair I read with some amusement my reputation as a ladies' man. My friends are amused by that, too, because they know my life. Leonard Cohen ladies-manreputationmen I don't trust my inner feelings, inner feelings come and go. Leonard Cohen comes-and-goesdont-trustfeelings And most people have a woman in their heart, most men have a woman in their heart and most women have a man in their heart. Leonard Cohen heartmenpeople When it all comes down to dust I will kill you if I must , I will help you if I can. When it all comes down to dust I will help you if I must, I will kill you if I can. Leonard Cohen dustifshelping Take one step to the side and it's all absurd. Leonard Cohen sidesstepsthinking When you call me close to tell me your body is not beautiful I want to summon the eyes and hidden mouths of stone and light and water to testify against you. Leonard Cohen lighteyebeautiful I'm neither left or right. I'm just staying home tonight, getting lost in that hopeless little screen. Leonard Cohen tonighthomelittles
