"The thing I really cherish about the work is the done-ness. When it's finished I tend to develop a benevolent amnesia."
-- Leonard Cohen, as quoted by Rob Sheffield (@robsheff) on Sept. 18, 2014 on Twitter.
Don't you love that phrase "benevolent amnesia"?
Who doesn't need or want some benevolent amnesia now and then?
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