Absence Quote by Leonard Cohen

“In dreams the truth is learned that all good works are done in the absence of a caress.”

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I would say the hummingbird really deserves the royalties on [some of my songs].

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“Blessed are you, embrace of the falling, foundation of the light, master of the human accident.”

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