“There is a crack, a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in.”

— Leonard Cohen · Life quote

There is a crack, a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in. — Leonard Cohen quote card
Singer-songwriter and poet · 1934 – 2016

Leonard Cohen was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist from Montreal whose songs, including 'Hallelujah,' 'Suzanne' and 'Anthem,' combined spiritual longing with wry, literate wit. He recorded from 1967 until his final album, You Want It Darker, released weeks before his death in 2016.

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