Living is a horizontal fall.
JEAN COCTEAUThere’s no such thing as love; only proof of love.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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Elegance ceases to exist when it is noticed.
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I’ve always preferred mythology to history. History is truth that becomes an illusion. Mythology is an illusion that becomes reality.
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Fight any instinct to be humorless, for humorlessness is the worst of all absurdities.
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When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work.
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May the devil himself splatter you with dung.
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A true photographer is as rare as a true poet or a true painter.
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Man seeks to escape himself in myth, and does so by any means at his disposal. Drugs, alcohol, or lies. Unable to withdraw into himself, he disguises himself. Lies and inaccuracy give him a few moments of comfort.
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Wealth is an inborn attitude of mind, like poverty. The pauper who has made his pile may flaunt his spoils, but cannot wear them plausibly.
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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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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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It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious.
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The ability to laugh heartily is the sign of a healthy soul.
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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 dead drug leaves a ghost behind. At certain hours it haunts the house.
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Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.
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