Leonard Cohen Quotes
Prayer is translation. A man translates himself into a child asking for all there is in a language he has barely mastered.
Topics
Childhood
Faith
Language, Languages
Simplicity, Simplification
Spirituality
Translation
Innocence
Dependence
Humility
Prayer, Prayers, Praying
Vulnerability
Communion with God
Seeking Answers
Seeking Comfort
Seeking Guidance
Seeking Strength
Spiritual Connection
Spiritual Transformation
Supplication
Citations
Cohen, Leonard. Beautiful Losers, Viking Press, 1966.
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Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, and novelist. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death and romantic relationships. Cohen was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was invested as a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honour. In 2011, Cohen received one of the Prince of Asturias Awards for literature and the ninth Glenn Gould Prize.