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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

Other quotes by Leonard Cohen

I think the term poet is a very exalted term and should be applied to a man at the end of his work. When he looks back over the body of his work and hes written poetry then let the verdict be that hes a poet. – Leonard Cohen

Category:
Poetry
Author
Leonard Cohen
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Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as secrets to reveal. A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh. – Leonard Cohen

Category:
Hurt, Injury
Author
Leonard Cohen
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Reflection
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When the waves are round me breaking,
As I pace the deck alone,
And my eye in vain is seeking
Some green leaf to rest upon;
What would not I give to wander
Where my old companions dwell?
Absence makes the heart grow fonder,
Isle of Beauty, fare thee well! – John Milton

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Reflection

A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other. A solemn consideration when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those dark, clustered houses encloses it – Charles Dickens

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Reflection

Im in a period of growth and expansion. Im taking long, hard looks at the world and whats happening in it, analyzing and thinking. Im trying to become acquainted with the universe — with the part of it I occupy — and trying to settle, for myself, what my relationship with it is. – Gene Roddenberry

Category:
Reflection

May memory restore again and again
The smallest color of the smallest day:
Time is the school in which we learn,
Time is the fire in which we burn. – Delmore Schwartz

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Reflection

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God tells us to burden him with whatever burdens us. – Author Unknown

Category:
Prayer

With the loss of Free Choice Vouchers, hundreds of thousands of workers will now be forced to choose between their employers unaffordable insurance or going without health care. – Ron Wyden

Category:
Health

In a way song writing can almost be detrimental, because suddenly you find an outlet that is a kind of cheating. You dont need to have direct communication. You can say, I cant describe it to you, but I will record it and send it to you. – James Blunt

Category:
communication

Cowards are cruel, but the brave Love mercy, and delight to save. – John Gay

Category:
Cowardice/Weakness