Quote by Leonard Cohen

The candles burned The moon went down The polished hill The milky town Transparent, weightless, luminous Uncovering the two of us On that fundamental ground Where love's unwilled, unleashed, unbound And half the perfect world is found.

The candles burned The moon went down The polished hill The

Summary

This quote describes a serene and intimate moment between two individuals amidst a beautiful setting. It portrays the scene of candles flickering, the moon disappearing behind a hill, and a town gleaming in brightness. In this ethereal atmosphere, the quote illustrates a deep connection between the two people, emphasizing the notion that love can transcend the bounds of logic or control. The language used suggests the discovery of a harmonious and blissful world, where love blossoms naturally and effortlessly.

Topics

Love Candles

By Leonard Cohen

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

A poem begins with a lump in the throat, a home-sickness or

A poem begins with a lump in the throat, a home-sickness or a love-sickness. It is a reaching-out toward expression; an effort to find fulfillment. A complete poem is one where the emotion has found its thought and the thought has found the words.

Poetry

In that way imagination and intelligence enter into our exis

In that way imagination and intelligence enter into our existence in the part of servants of the primary instincts.

Albert Einstein

What to say? That the end of love is a haunting. A haunting

What to say? That the end of love is a haunting. A haunting of dreams. A haunting of silence. Haunted by ghosts it is easy to become a ghost. Life ebbs. The pulse is too faint. Nothing stirs you. Some people approve of this and call it healing. It is not healing. A dead body feels no pain.

Jeanette Winterson

Life Love Dreams People Pain Silence Theend

Whatever you are physically...male or female, strong or weak

Whatever you are physically...male or female, strong or weak, ill or healthy--all those things matter less than what your heart contains. If you have the soul of a warrior, you are a warrior. All those other things, they are the glass that contains the lamp, but are the light inside.

Cassandra Clare

Character Soul Light Clockwork Angel Jem Carstairs Lamp Warrior

Be careful: they have arms, and no alternatives.

Be careful: they have arms, and no alternatives.

Ryszard Kapuscinski

Power

If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if y

If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair.

Forget the past.

Forget the past.

Moving On

It is wisdom to recognize necessity when all other courses h

It is wisdom to recognize necessity when all other courses have been weighed, though as folly it may appear to those who cling to false hope.

Inspirational Philosophical

A hearty laugh gives one a dry cleaning, while a good cry is

A hearty laugh gives one a dry cleaning, while a good cry is a wet wash.

Puzant Kevork Thomajan

Laughter

Rules and responsibilities: these are the ties that bind us.

Rules and responsibilities: these are the ties that bind us. We do what we do, because of who we are. If we did otherwise, we would not be ourselves. I will do what I have to do. And I will do what I must.

Rules Responsibilities

It is amazing how quickly the kids learn to drive a car, yet

It is amazing how quickly the kids learn to drive a car, yet are unable to understand the lawnmower, snow-blower, or vacuum cleaner.

Children

Power never takes a step back except in the face of more pow

Power never takes a step back except in the face of more power.

Power