The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
JEAN COCTEAUAppreciation of art is a moral erection, otherwise mere dilettantism.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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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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Every day in the mirror I watch death at work.
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Here I am trying to live, or rather, I am trying to teach the death within me how to live.
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Poetry is indispensable – if I only knew what for.
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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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A film is a petrified fountain of thought.
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Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.
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Silence moves faster when it’s going backward.
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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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There’s no such thing as love; only proof of love.
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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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Mirrors should reflect a little before throwing back images.
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May the devil himself splatter you with dung.
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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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