"And most people have a woman in their heart, most men have a woman in their heart and most women have a man in their heart."
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"I think the term poet is a very exalted term and should be applied to a man at the end of his work. When he looks back over the body of his work and he's written poetry then let the verdict be that he's a poet.“
-Leonard Cohen
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