Courage is what others can't see, what is never affirmed. It is made of what you have thrown away and then come back for.

From Leonard Cohen’s journals. As quoted in: Zeus Ghosh (June 30, 2022): Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song (2021) Review: A tryst with the God of Songs. In: High on Films. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Spoken by Leonard Cohen in the 2022 documentary "Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song" made by directors/producers Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine. Source: Transkript of "Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song (2021)". In: subslikescript.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023.