In an excerpt from “Take 30,” originally telecast by the CBC in 1967, Leonard Cohen talks about why he writes poetry:
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Almanac: James Rees-Milne on why human beings cry
“Is it not miraculous that tears are given only to humans? Surely there is something divine in them, expressing as they do compassion, sorrow, love, anxiety and all feelings that associate us with the angels.”
James Lees-Milne, diary, September 9, 1979