My reputation as a ladies' man was a joke. It caused me to laugh bitterly through the 10,000 nights I spent alone. -Leonard Cohen Alone
At a certain point, if you still have your marbles and are not faced with serious financial challenges, you have a chance to put your house in order. It's a cliche, but it's underestimated as an analgesic on all levels. Putting your house in order, if you can do it, is one of the most comforting activities, and the benefits of it are incalculable. -Leonard Cohen Chance
I think the term poet is a very exalted term and should be applied to a man at the end of his work. When he looks back over the body of his work and he's written poetry then let the verdict be that he's a poet. -Leonard Cohen Poetry
Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash. -Leonard Cohen Poetry
I think the term poet is a very exalted term and should be applied to a man at the end of his work. When he looks back over the body of his work and he's written poetry then let the verdict be that he's a poet. -Leonard Cohen Work
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 Poetry
I always thought that poetry is the verdict that others give to a certain kind of writing. So to call yourself a poet is a kind of dangerous description. It's for others; it's for others to use. -Leonard Cohen Poetry
In dreams the truth is learned that all good works are done in the absence of a caress. -Leonard Cohen Truth
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 Faith
