I see people allowing their lives to diminish, to become shallow, so they can't enjoy the deep wells of experience. Maybe it's always been this way, when the heart tends to shut down. If only the heart shut down and there were no repercussions, it would be O.K., but when the heart shuts down, the whole system goes into a kind of despair that is intolerable.
Leonard CohenI am an old scholar, better-looking now than when I was young. That's what sitting on your ass does to your face.
Leonard CohenIf I knew where the good songs came from, Iโd go there more often. Itโs a mysterious condition. Itโs much like the life of a Catholic nun. Youโre married to a mystery.
Leonard CohenI think that really what our training, what our culture, our religious institutions, our educational and cultural institutions should be about is preparing the heart for that journey outside of the cage of the ribs.
Leonard Cohen