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It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious.

Jean Cocteau

The public is never pleased with what we do, wanting always a copy of what we have done.
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Imitation Ourselves Public
The eyes of the dead are closed gently; we also have to open gently the eyes of the living.
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Death Eyes Live
I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.
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Animal Cat Enjoyment Home Love Myself Soul Visible
Youth is certain what it rejects before it knows what it will accept.
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Acceptance Rejection Youth
Listen carefully to first criticisms made of your work. Note just what it is about your work that critics don’t like – then cultivate it. That’s the only part of your work that’s individual and worth keeping.
JEAN COCTEAU

Care Criticism Listening Work Yourself
The job of the poet (a job which can’t be learned) consists of placing those objects of the visible world which have become invisible due to the glue of habit, in an unusual position which strikes the soul and gives them a tragic force.
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Force Habit Learning Object Place Poet Position Soul Tragedy Visible World
Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.
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Artist Cost Material Money Movie
Elegance ceases to exist when it is noticed.
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Elegant Existence Notice
It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious.
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Believe Deep Religious Spirit
When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work.
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Appearance Deep Perspective Time Work
I have a piece of great and sad news to tell you: I am dead.
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Death Greatness Media Myself News Pieces Sad Yourself
The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so many bad artists are unable to give it up.
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Art Artist Bad Fame Give Up Reward Success
The speed of a runaway horse counts for nothing.
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Animal Count Horse Speed Wasted
Fight any instinct to be humorless, for humorlessness is the worst of all absurdities.
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Fight Humor Intuition Mad Worst
The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness.
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Call Limitation Public Wisdom
The joy of the young is to disobey.
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Joy Obey One Liner Young

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