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It's time that we began to laugh and cry and cry and laugh about it all again.
Leonard Cohen
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Leonard Cohen
Age: 82 †
Born: 1934
Born: September 21
Died: 2016
Died: November 7
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Leonard Norman Cohen
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Israel, and you who call yourself Israel, the Church that calls itself Israel, and the revolt that calls itself Israel, and every nation chosen to be a nation - none of these lands is yours, all of you are thieves of holiness, all of you at war with Mercy.
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Your servant here, he has been told to say it clear, to say it cold: It's over, it ain't going any further And now the wheels of heaven stop you feel the devil's riding crop Get ready for the future: it is murder
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Poetry is a verdict rather than an intention.
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There is a war between the ones who say there is a war and the ones who say there isn't.
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And what can I tell you, my brother, my killer, what can I possibly say? I guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive you, I'm glad you stood in my way
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Maybe there's a god above but the only thing I learned from love was how to shoot at somebody who outdrew you.
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I've expressed my gratitude to my son many times. And his career is far from undistinguished, and it was a great privilege to have someone of this skill bringing this album to conclusion.
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The Maestro says it's Mozart but it sounds like bubble gum when you're waiting for the miracle to come.
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If you want a lover I'll do anything you ask me to. And if you want another kind of love I'll wear a mask for you.
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You have money, fame, youth, beauty, talent. That's a good start... for feeling good.
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