I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.
JEAN COCTEAUElegance ceases to exist when it is noticed.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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Mystery has its own mysteries, and there are gods above gods. We have ours, they have theirs. That is what’s known as infinity.
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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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When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work.
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Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.
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A film is a petrified fountain of thought.
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The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
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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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I have a piece of great and sad news to tell you: I am dead.
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Since these mysteries exceed my grasp, I shall pretend to have organized them.
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My method is simple: not to bother about poetry. It must come of its own accord. Merely whispering its name drives it away.
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One of the characteristics of the dream is that nothing surprises us in it. With no regret, we agree to live in it with strangers, completely cut off from our habits and friends.
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Anything of any importance cannot help but be unrecognizable, since it bears no resemblance to anything already known.
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The prettiest dresses are worn to be taken off.
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I have not looked at a newspaper in twenty years; if one is brought into the room, I flee. This is not because I am indifferent but because one cannot follow every road.
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After you have written a thing and you reread it, there is always the temptation to fix it up, to improve it, to remove its poison, blunt its sting.
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