When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work.
JEAN COCTEAUIt is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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French people are Italian people in a bad mood.
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The ability to laugh heartily is the sign of a healthy soul.
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We shelter an angel within us. We must be the guardians of that angel.
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Poetry, being elegance itself, cannot hope to achieve visibility… It insists on living its own life.
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It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious.
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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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One must not mistake majority for truth.
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The only way to kill death is through photography.
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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 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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Silence moves faster when it’s going backward.
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It is not I who become addicted, it is my body.
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I feel myself inhabited by a force or being — very little known to me. It gives the orders; I follow.
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The speed of a runaway horse counts for nothing.
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Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.
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