I feel myself inhabited by a force or being — very little known to me. It gives the orders; I follow.
JEAN COCTEAUFrench people are Italian people in a bad mood.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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Fight any instinct to be humorless, for humorlessness is the worst of all absurdities.
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Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.
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The dead drug leaves a ghost behind. At certain hours it haunts the house.
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There’s no such thing as love; only proof of love.
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The only way to kill death is through photography.
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We are in a period of such individualism that one no longer speaks of disciples; one speaks of thieves.
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Mirrors should reflect a little before throwing back images.
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After the writer’s death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter.
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I know that poetry is indispensable, but to what I could not say.
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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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Poetry is a religion with no hope.
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I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.
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Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.
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I have seafoam in my veins, I understand the language of waves.
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The joy of the young is to disobey.
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