“[Virginia] is an exquisite companion, and I love her dearly. She has to stay in bed till luncheon, as she is still far from well, and she has lots of lessons to do. Leonard is coming on Saturday [...] Please… — Vita Sackville-West Copy Share Image
I love Tom [Waits] for the same reason I love Leonard Cohen, which is that they are both one-offs, templates; they both seemed old, or at least dressed old when they were young; both kind of lived their careers backwards. — Sylvie Simmons Copy Share Image
![“[Virginia] is an exquisite companion, and I love her dearly. She has to stay in bed till luncheon, as she is still far from well, and she has lots of lessons to do. Leonard is coming on Saturday [...] Please don't think that a) I shall fall in love with Virginia b) Virginia will fall in love with…” quote by Vita Sackville-West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/64f/vita-sackville-west-4366_fall-in-love_virginia-is-an-exquisite-companion-and-i_1353409.jpg)
![“I love Tom [Waits] for the same reason I love Leonard Cohen, which is that they are both one-offs, templates; they both seemed old, or at least dressed old when they were young; both kind of lived their careers backwards.” quote by Sylvie Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f43/sylvie-simmons-30238_backwards_i-love-tom-waits-for-the-same-reason-i-l_1813886.jpg)