To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.
At the time that I knew them, they were not living together. They began dating again after their divorce, so I didn't really see fighting.
And for some reason, when I'm sad, I do listen to Leonard Cohen, I do listen to Joni Mitchell. I do find myself going to the music that's actually reflecting my mood, as opposed to sticking on Motown, which might actually bring my mood up.