[Patrick Leonard] is such a magnificent composer. I don't think there is anybody working today with those kind of skills that could translate one of my tunes into that really beautiful chamber music. Leonard Cohen More Quotes by Leonard Cohen More Quotes From Leonard Cohen Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as secrets to reveal. A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh. Leonard Cohen heart love children You say I took the name in vain I don't even know the name But if I did, well really, what's it to you? There's a blaze of light in every word It doesn't matter which you heard The holy or the broken Hallelujah Leonard Cohen light broken names As our eyes grow accustomed to sight they armour themselves against wonder. Leonard Cohen eye sight wonder The blizzard of the world has crossed the threshold and it's overturned the order of the soul. Leonard Cohen soul order world Songs don’t dignify human activity. Human activity dignifies the song. Leonard Cohen human-activity humans song The less I was of who I was, the better I felt. Leonard Cohen felt Here's to the few who forgive what you do, and the fewer who don't even care Leonard Cohen forgiving care friendship I think there's an appetite for seriousness. Seriousness is voluptuous, and very few people have allowed themselves the luxury of it. Leonard Cohen luxury people thinking I've often said if I knew where the good songs came from, I'd go there more often. Leonard Cohen ifs said song Dream after dream we all lie in each other's arms Leonard Cohen arms dream lying People used to say my music was too difficult or too obscure, and I never set out to be difficult or obscure. I just set out to write what I felt as honestly as I could, and I am delighted when other people feel a part of themselves in the music. Leonard Cohen obscure writing people Now I've heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you don't really care for music, do you? It goes like this the fourth, the fifth The minor fall, the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah Leonard Cohen kings secret fall I loved you when you opened like a lily to the heat; you see I’m just another snowman standing in the rain and sleet who loved you with his frozen love, his second hand physique, with all he is and all he was a thousand kisses deep. Leonard Cohen kissing rain love I can't run no more with that lawless crowd while the killers in high places say their prayers out loud. But they've summoned, they've summoned up a thundercloud and they're going to hear from me. 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 light prayer running May everyone live, And may everyone die. Hello, my love, And my love, Goodbye. Leonard Cohen hello may goodbye A heavy burden lifted from my soul, I heard that love was out of my control. Leonard Cohen chaos burden soul Some people are graced with a flow; some people are graced with something less than a flow. I'm one of those. Leonard Cohen flow people We're in a world where there's famine and hunger and people are dodging bullets and having their nails pulled out in dungeons so it's very hard for me to place any high value on the work that I do to write a song. Yeah, I work hard but compared to what? Leonard Cohen hard-work writing song No one masters the heart. Leonard Cohen masters heart We've got to temper anything we say with that. On the other hand, you've got to be serious about what you do. And you've got to understand the price you pay for frivolity or just for greed - it's a very high price, especially if you're involved in this sacred material, which is about the human heart and human desire and human tragedy. Leonard Cohen greed heart hands
