Since the news of Canadian songwriter Leonard Cohen's death broke on Adult Videos | Adult Movies OnlineThursday night, tributes have been pouring in on social media.
Alongside the lyrics and favourite quotes, the letter Cohen sent to his former partner Marianne Ihlen -- and the response he received -- were shared on Twitter by the account Letters of Note on Friday morning.
SEE ALSO: Leonard Cohen's fans remember him with their favorite quotesHere's the deeply moving letter Cohen sent to Ihlen -- who he lived with for a period in the '60s, and who inspired his 1967 song "So long, Marianne" -- shortly before her death in July 2016.
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Here's the reply Cohen received:
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Following Cohen's passing, the words in his letter are heartbreakingly prescient:
"Know that I am so close behind you that if you stretch out your hand, I think you can reach mine."
