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I’ve always preferred mythology to history. History is truth that becomes an illusion. Mythology is an illusion that becomes reality.

Jean Cocteau

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
Fight any instinct to be humorless, for humorlessness is the worst of all absurdities.
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Fight Humor Intuition Mad Worst
Tact in audacity is knowing how far you can go without going too far.
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Audacity Far Journey Yourself
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality.
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Art Lying Preference Reality
Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.
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Children Mad Patience Poet Try
The artist is a kind of prison from which the works of art escape.
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Artist Escape Kind Prison Work
An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.
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Art Artist Discussion Plant Talk Voice
I know that poetry is indispensable, but to what I could not say.
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Myself Poetry Talk
We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don’t like?
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Believe Explanation Luck
A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses.
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Himself Poet Rose True
Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.
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Complication Simplicity Style Way
The prettiest dresses are worn to be taken off.
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Beautiful Clothes Sex
Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.
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Deep Mirror One Liner Reflection Thinking
Beauty cannot be recognized with a cursory glance.
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Beautiful Curse Recognition
Do as the beautiful woman: see to your figure and your petticoats. Though, of course, I am not speaking literally.
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Beautiful Myself See Talk Woman
You have comfort. You don’t have luxury. And don’t tell me that money plays a part. The luxury I advocate has nothing to do with money. It cannot be bought. It is the reward of those who have NO Fear or Discomfort.
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Comfortable Fear Luxury Money Play Reward

I’ve always preferred mythology to history. History is truth that becomes an illusion. Mythology is an illusion that becomes reality.

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