> Right now, I'm thinking a fair bit of Yeats' words that the "best lack all
> conviction, while the worst / are fired with a passionate intensity"
> (apologies if I've misquoted) which I never so poignantly saw the point of
> - I used to think it was a cynical statement.
>
> Yes, life is symbolic of nothing, it is itself, and human beings seem very
> eager to forget this. Perhaps it is too difficult to deal with. But I am
> tired of symbols.
>
> A
"You live your life as if it's real
A thousand kisses deep."
--Leonard Cohen
From _Ten New Songs_, released today. A work of gorgeous melancholy without
a shred of self-pity. Some sweetness, no bitterness, couple of tangos--who
could ask for more?
Candice
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