Yesterday it was Sophia Loren reaching 70, and today it's Leonard Cohen.

The older you get, the lonelier you become and the deeper the love you need. Which means that this hero that you're trying to maintain as the central figure in the drama of your life - this hero is not enjoying the life of a hero. You're exerting this tremendous maintenance to keep this heroic stance available to you, and the hero is suffering defeat after defeat. Finally, one day you say, 'Let him die - I can't invest anymore in this heroic position.' From there you live your life as if it's real ...
Leonard Cohen