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Quote by Leonard Cohen
I always thought that poetry is the verdict that others give to a

I always thought that poetry is the verdict that others give to a certain kind of writing. So to call yourself a poet is a kind of dangerous description. Its for others its for others to use. – Leonard Cohen

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Raise a million filters and the rain will not be clean, until the longing for it be refined in deep confession. And still we hear, If only this nation had a soul, or, Let us change the way we trade, or, Let us be proud of our region. – Leonard Cohen

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The last refuge of the insomniac is a sense of superiority to the sleeping world. – Leonard Cohen

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I never really liked poetry readings I liked to read poetry by myself, but I liked singing, chanting my lyrics to this jazz group. – Leonard Cohen

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You dont make a poem with ideas, but with words. – Stephane Mallarme

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The desert attracts the nomad, the ocean the sailor, the infinite the poet. – Author Unknown

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