Seriousness is not Calvinistic, it's not a renunciation, it's the very opposite of that.
Leonard CohenStunned and still not suffering. Swollen with care and anxiety and still not suffering. Useless, old and full of grief, but still not suffering.
Leonard CohenEven without the mushroom cloud still I would have hated Listen I would have done the same things even if there were no death I will not be held like a drunkard under the cold tap of facts I refuse the universal alibi
Leonard CohenWe used to play music for fun. Much more than now. Now nobody picks up a guitar unless they're paid for it.
Leonard Cohen