I think that Bob Dylan knows this more than all of us: you don’t write the songs anyhow. So if you’re lucky, you can keep the vehicle healthy and responsive over the years. If you’re lucky, your own intentions have very little to do with this. Leonard Cohen Read Quote
There’s always a group of songs that I’m working at. Some of them are 10 years old, and some of them are just a few weeks old. I’m always trying to adjust these songs to some position where I can bring them to completion. Leonard Cohen Read Quote
I was 15 when I first became deeply touched by the rhythm and structure of words. Leonard Cohen Read Quote
Let judges secretly despair of justice: their verdicts will be more acute. Let generals secretly despair of triumph; killing will be defamed. Let priests secretly despair of faith: their compassion will be true. Leonard Cohen Read Quote
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 Read Quote
My mind was always very cluttered, so I took great pains to simplify my environment, because if my environment were half as cluttered as my mind, I wouldn’t be able to make it from room to room. Leonard Cohen Read Quote
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 Read Quote
