I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.
JEAN COCTEAUPoetry is a religion with no hope.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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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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The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
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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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The joy of the young is to disobey.
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Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.
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Nothing ever gets anywhere. The earth keeps turning round and gets nowhere. The moment is the only thing that counts.
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If a poet has a dream, it is not of becoming famous, but of being believed.
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I only fear the death of others. For me, true death is that of the people I love.
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When I write, I disturb. When I show a film, I disturb. When I exhibit my painting, I disturb, and I disturb if I don’t. I have a knack for disturbing.
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Elegance ceases to exist when it is noticed.
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We shelter an angel within us. We must be the guardians of that angel.
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Youth is certain what it rejects before it knows what it will accept.
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The poet, by composing poems, uses a language that is neither dead nor living, that few people speak, and few people understand We are the servants of an unknown force that lives within us, manipulates us, and dictates this language to us.
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Not only should you not accept a prize. You should not try to deserve one either.
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Poetry is indispensable – if I only knew what for.
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