Quote by Leonard Cohen
The ages of seven to eleven is a huge chunk of life, full of dulli

The ages of seven to eleven is a huge chunk of life, full of dulling and forgetting. It is fabled that we slowly lose the gift of speech with animals, that birds no longer visit our windowsills to converse. As our eyes grow accustomed to sight they armour themselves against wonder. – Leonard Cohen

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And most people have a woman in their heart, most men have a woman in their heart and most women have a man in their heart. – Leonard Cohen

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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. – Leonard Cohen

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May memory restore again and again
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