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We are in a period of such individualism that one no longer speaks of disciples; one speaks of thieves.

Jean Cocteau

The artist is a kind of prison from which the works of art escape.
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Artist Escape Kind Prison Work
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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Attitude Born Himself Mindset Wealth
Living is a horizontal fall.
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Fall Live One Liner Perspective
One of the characteristics of the dream is that nothing surprises us in it. With no regret, we agree to live in it with strangers, completely cut off from our habits and friends.
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Character Dreams Friendship Habit Live Regret Stranger Surprise
Mirrors should reflect a little before throwing back images.
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Image Mirror Reflection
Tact in audacity is knowing how far you can go without going too far.
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Audacity Far Journey Yourself
I have seafoam in my veins, I understand the language of waves.
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Language Myself Nature Ocean Understand
Here I am trying to live, or rather, I am trying to teach the death within me how to live.
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Death Live Myself Teaching Try
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
Appreciation of art is a moral erection, otherwise mere dilettantism.
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Art Moral Praise
The ability to laugh heartily is the sign of a healthy soul.
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Ability Health Laughter Sign Soul
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
You’ve never seen death? Look in the mirror every day and you will see it like bees working in a glass hive.
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Death Mirror See Yourself
An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original.
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Artist Copy Job Order Original
Fight any instinct to be humorless, for humorlessness is the worst of all absurdities.
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Fight Humor Intuition Mad Worst
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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Deep Difference History Illusion Myth Mythology Perspective Reality Truth

We are in a period of such individualism that one no longer speaks of disciples; one speaks of thieves.

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