Leonard CohenThinkers

The Crack is an important thing to pay attention to because that's where the light gets through.

Cynicism is distinguished from a pessimism in that the pessimist is someone who is waiting for it to rain, while a cynic is someone who feels completely soaked to the skin.

Damnation is poisoned with rainbows.

The Gap is a fundamental structure of the world — There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in.

Insomnia is a sense of superiority to the sleeping world.

A Pessimist is someone who is waiting for it to rain.

Poetry is not just when the lines fail to reach the end of the page.

Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.