Quotes by Cohen, Leonard

A woman watches her body uneasily, as though it were an unreliable all >>

Prayer is translation. A man translates himself into a child asking fo >>

I am an old scholar, better-looking now than when I was young. That's >>

Quotations about Despair

Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to >>

To be thoroughly conversant with a man's heart, is to take our final l >>

It is a time when one's spirit is subdued and sad, one knows not why; >>

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.

Cohen, Leonard