Prayer is translation. A man translates himself into a child asking for all there is in a language he has barely mastered. Leonard Cohen Read Quote
I always considered myself a minor writer. My province is small, and I try to explore it very, very thoroughly. Leonard Cohen Read Quote
I never really liked poetry readings; I liked to read poetry by myself, but I liked singing, chanting my lyrics to this jazz group. Leonard Cohen Read Quote
I don’t really understand that process called reincarnation but if there is such a thing I’d like to come back as my daughter’s dog. Leonard Cohen Read Quote
My sense of proprietorship has been so weak that actually I didn’t pay attention and I lost the copyrights on a lot of the songs. Leonard Cohen Read Quote
This is the most challenging activity that humans get into, which is love. You know, where we have the sense that we can’t live without love. That life has very little meaning without love. Leonard Cohen Read Quote
I don’t think you can write novels on the road. You need a certain stability. Leonard Cohen Read Quote
Out of the thousands who are known or who want to be known as poets, maybe one or two are genuine and the rest are fakes, hanging around the sacred precincts, trying to look like the real thing. Leonard Cohen Read Quote
The fact that my songs take a long time to write is no guarantee of their excellence. Leonard Cohen Read Quote
