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Leonard Cohen

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Leonard Cohen Quotes

Total quotes: 4

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Leonard Cohen

Birthname

AKA: Leonard Norman Cohen, Leonard Cohen

Birthday: September 21, 1934

Birthplace: Canada

Death: November 7, 2016

Educated At: McGill University, Westmount High School, Columbia University

Lifestyle: Mystic

Manner of Death: Accident

Nationality: Canada

Occupations: Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Poet, Novelist

Religion: Scientology, Buddhism, Judaism

Total quotes: 4

“If I am dumb beside your body
while silence blossoms like tumours on our lips
it is because I hear a man climb the stairs
and clear his throat outside our door.”

— Leonard Cohen, Poem

Tagged: Poetry, Heartache, Insecurity

“Like a bird on a wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir, I have tried in my way to be free”

— Leonard Cohen, Leonard Cohen - Bird on the Wire 1979

Tagged: Lyrics, Song Lyrics, Best Opening Lyrics

“Well I heard there was a secret chord that David played and it pleased the Lord but you don't really care for music, do you”

— Leonard Cohen, Leonard Cohen- Hallelujah

Tagged: Best Opening Lyrics, Songs, Music, Song Lyrics

“Ah, you hate to see another tired man
Lay down his hand like he was giving up the holy game of poker
And while he talks his dreams to sleep you notice there's a highway
That is curling up like smoke above his shoulder
It is curling just like smoke above his shoulder”

— Leonard Cohen, The Stranger Song

Tagged: Wanderlust, Leaving, Fear Of Commitment, Poetry, Song Lyrics

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