In dreams the truth is learned that all good works are done in the absence of a caress. Leonard Cohen More Quotes by Leonard Cohen More Quotes From Leonard Cohen I don't know which side is anybody on any more. I don't really care. There is a moment when we have to transcend the side we're on and understand that we are creatures of a higher order. Leonard Cohen caresidesorder There is a war between the ones who say there is a war and the ones who say there isn't. Leonard Cohen war And I had not much of a voice. I didn't play that great guitar either. Leonard Cohen guitarvoiceplay First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin Leonard Cohen manhattanberlinfirsts Someone gave me wishes and I wished for an embrace. Leonard Cohen chaosembracewish If your life is a leaf that the seasons tear off and condemn they will bind you with love that is graceful and green as a stem. Leonard Cohen greentearslife-is All men will be sailors then Leonard Cohen sailorseamen I would like to study Judaism. I feel that my own Jewish education was really quite superficial from a certain point of view. Although I think the values were very clear and were presented very clearly, there's - there were aspects of the whole tradition that were not emphasized. And, you know, I've come to those areas myself as I've grown older. But I would like to go deeper. Leonard Cohen studyviewsthinking Journalists, especially English journalists, were very cruel to me. They said I only knew three chords when I knew five! Leonard Cohen chordsthreesaid The poor stay poor, the rich get rich / Thats how it goes / Everybody knows. Leonard Cohen prosperityrichpoor The art of longing's over, and it's never coming back. Leonard Cohen entertainmentmediaart Except for a couple of hours in the morning which I passed in the company of a sage I stayed in bed without food only a few mouthfuls of water “you are a fine looking old man” I said to myself in the mirror “and what is more you have the correct attitude You don’t care if it ends or if it goes on And as for the women and the music there will be plenty of that in Paradise” Then I went to the Mosque of Memory to express my gratitude Leonard Cohen gratitudecouplemorning No penance serves to renew them, no massive transfusions of trust. Why not even revenge can undo them, so twisted these vows and so crushed. Leonard Cohen penancewhy-notrevenge I told the truth, I didn't come to fool you Leonard Cohen hallelujahfool I said I was ready to die recently, and I think I was exaggerating.That declaration of readiness, no matter what the outcome, that's a part of everyone's soul. Leonard Cohen outcomessoulthinking Prayer is translation. A man translates himself into a child asking for all there is in a language he has barely mastered. Leonard Cohen prayermenchildren It's easy to look down from the summit you've reached, or even the summit I've reached, and talk about the responsibilities of the artist, but most people are just trying to get their foot in the door and make a living. Leonard Cohen artistresponsibilitydoors In My Secret Life" "I saw you this morning, you were moving so fast. Can't seem to loosen my grip On the past. And I miss you so much, there's no one in sight. And we're still making love In my secret life. I smile when I am angry, I cheat and I lie, I do what I have to do to get by, In my secret life. Leonard Cohen morninglyingmoving I'm never sure why I do anything, to tell you the truth. Leonard Cohen Yes, you who must leave everything that you cannot control, It begins with your family, and soon it comes round to your soul. Well I've been where you're hanging, I think I can see how you're pinned: When you're not feeling holy your loneliness says that you've sinned. Leonard Cohen lonelinesssoulthinking
