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I've forgotten most of what I've read and, frankly, it never seemed very important to me or to the world.

I've forgotten most of what I've read and, frankly, it never seemed very important to me or to the world.

Approximate author period: c. 1956 AD · modern

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Leonard Cohen
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Approximate author period: c. 1956 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Leonard Cohen: documented activity in 1956. Wikidata Q1276, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1276 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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