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> # Give me a Leonard Cohen afterworld So I can sigh eternally.

[Kurt Donald Cobain](https://quotesby.net/Kurt-Donald-Cobain)\#29

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## About this quote

What does it mean?The speaker wishes for a Leonard Cohen afterlife to sigh eternally.In plain termsThey desire an endless, poetic existence after death.What can you take from it?Artistic longing can shape visions of the afterlife.

### Where it applies

- when grieving a favorite artist
- in moments of existential contemplation

### Putting it to work

- listen to Cohen's music for comfort
- reflect on personal legacy

### Questions to consider

- What would an artistic afterlife look like for you?
- How does music influence your view of eternity?

### Another view

It presumes familiarity with Leonard Cohen, limiting universal relevance.

## More from Kurt Donald Cobain

1. > I take pride as the king of illiterature.

[Permalink to quote \#28](https://quotesby.net/Kurt-Donald-Cobain/28/ "Permalink to quote 28")
2. > Hate your enemies Save your friends Find your place Speak the truth.

[Permalink to quote \#30](https://quotesby.net/Kurt-Donald-Cobain/30/ "Permalink to quote 30")
3. > I miss the comfort in being sad.

[Permalink to quote \#27](https://quotesby.net/Kurt-Donald-Cobain/27/ "Permalink to quote 27")

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2. > Why thus longing, thus forever sighing For the far-off, unattained, and dim, While the beautiful all round thee lying Offers up its low, perpetual hymn?

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