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Jean Cocteau

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
Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time.
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Art Beautiful Fashion Hands Production Time Ugly
Anything of any importance cannot help but be unrecognizable, since it bears no resemblance to anything already known.
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Help Important Recognition
The dead drug leaves a ghost behind. At certain hours it haunts the house.
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Death Drugs Ghost Home
All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it.
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Feeling Goodness Motivational Music Mystery Object
It is difficult to live without opium after having known it because it is difficult, after knowing opium, to take earth seriously. And unless one is a saint, it is difficult to live without taking earth seriously.
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Difficult Earth Live Serious
Whatever the world condemns you for, make it your own. It is yourself.
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Creativity Inspirational Motivational World Yourself
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
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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Display Disturb Myself Paint Writing
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
Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.
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Beginning Born Death Deep Life Myself Perspective Rush Walk
I know that poetry is indispensable, but to what I could not say.
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Myself Poetry Talk
Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.
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Deep Mirror One Liner Reflection Thinking
A true photographer is as rare as a true poet or a true painter.
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Artist Paint Photograph Poet Rare True
The prettiest dresses are worn to be taken off.
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Beautiful Clothes Sex
It is not I who become addicted, it is my body.
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Addiction Body Oneself

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