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If a poet has a dream, it is not of becoming famous, but of being believed.

Jean Cocteau

After you have written a thing and you reread it, there is always the temptation to fix it up, to improve it, to remove its poison, blunt its sting.
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Poison Reading Remove Temptation Writing Yourself
The job of the poet (a job which can’t be learned) consists of placing those objects of the visible world which have become invisible due to the glue of habit, in an unusual position which strikes the soul and gives them a tragic force.
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Force Habit Learning Object Place Poet Position Soul Tragedy Visible World
When I write, I disturb. When I show a film, I disturb. When I exhibit my painting, I disturb, and I disturb if I don’t. I have a knack for disturbing.
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Display Disturb Myself Paint Writing
Not only should you not accept a prize. You should not try to deserve one either.
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Acceptance Deserve Oneself Reward Yourself
Youth is certain what it rejects before it knows what it will accept.
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Acceptance Rejection Youth
Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.
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Artist Cost Material Money Movie
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
Silence moves faster when it’s going backward.
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Fast Move One Liner Philosophy Silence
I have seafoam in my veins, I understand the language of waves.
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Language Myself Nature Ocean Understand
I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.
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Animal Cat Enjoyment Home Love Myself Soul Visible
The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so many bad artists are unable to give it up.
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Art Artist Bad Fame Give Up Reward Success
Living is a horizontal fall.
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Fall Live One Liner Perspective
The speed of a runaway horse counts for nothing.
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Animal Count Horse Speed Wasted
A true photographer is as rare as a true poet or a true painter.
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Artist Paint Photograph Poet Rare True
All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it.
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Feeling Goodness Motivational Music Mystery Object
It is difficult to live without opium after having known it because it is difficult, after knowing opium, to take earth seriously. And unless one is a saint, it is difficult to live without taking earth seriously.
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Difficult Earth Live Serious

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