Poetry is a religion with no hope.
JEAN COCTEAUYou 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.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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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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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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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 speed of a runaway horse counts for nothing.
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Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.
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The public is never pleased with what we do, wanting always a copy of what we have done.
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The prettiest dresses are worn to be taken off.
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The dead drug leaves a ghost behind. At certain hours it haunts the house.
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An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.
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Love is mainly an affair of short spasms. If these spasms disappoint us, love dies. It is very seldom that it weathers the experience and becomes friendship.
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The joy of the young is to disobey.
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The only way to kill death is through photography.
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After the writer’s death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter.
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Poetry, being elegance itself, cannot hope to achieve visibility… It insists on living its own life.
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And now I have to confess the unpardonable and the scandalous. I am a happy man. And I am going to tell you the secret of my happiness. It is quite simple. I love mankind. I love love. I hate hate. I try to understand and accept.
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