The joy of the young is to disobey.
JEAN COCTEAUThe speed of a runaway horse counts for nothing.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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Appreciation of art is a moral erection, otherwise mere dilettantism.
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It is not I who become addicted, it is my body.
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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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The only way to kill death is through photography.
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Art is science in the flesh.
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The public is never pleased with what we do, wanting always a copy of what we have done.
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If a poet has a dream, it is not of becoming famous, but of being believed.
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Silence moves faster when it’s going backward.
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All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it.
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Beauty cannot be recognized with a cursory glance.
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Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.
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It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious.
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Do as the beautiful woman: see to your figure and your petticoats. Though, of course, I am not speaking literally.
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French people are Italian people in a bad mood.
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The prettiest dresses are worn to be taken off.
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