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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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Avoid the flourish. Do not be afraid to be weak. Do not be ashamed to be tired. You look good when you’re tired. You look like you could go on forever. Now come into my arms. You are the image of my beauty .
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I am not the one who loves - It's love that chooses me. When hatred with his package comes, you forbid delivery...
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And here you are hurried, And here you are gone And here is the love, That it's all built upon.
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To keep our hearts open is probably the most urgent responsibility you have as you get older.
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Why don't you try to do without him, why don't you try to live alone? Do you really need his hands for your passion? Do you really need his heart for your throne? Do you need his labor for your baby? Do you need his beast for the bone? Do you need to hold a leash to be a lady? I know that you can make it, you can make it on your own.
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