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The speed of a runaway horse counts for nothing.

Jean Cocteau

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
It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious.
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Believe Deep Religious Spirit
Since these mysteries exceed my grasp, I shall pretend to have organized them.
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Myself Mystery Organization Pretend
Tact in audacity is knowing how far you can go without going too far.
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Audacity Far Journey Yourself
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
I know that poetry is indispensable, but to what I could not say.
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Myself Poetry Talk
Listen carefully to first criticisms made of your work. Note just what it is about your work that critics don’t like – then cultivate it. That’s the only part of your work that’s individual and worth keeping.
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Care Criticism Listening Work Yourself
It is not I who become addicted, it is my body.
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Addiction Body Oneself
A true photographer is as rare as a true poet or a true painter.
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Artist Paint Photograph Poet Rare True
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
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
The public is never pleased with what we do, wanting always a copy of what we have done.
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Imitation Ourselves Public
The only way to kill death is through photography.
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Camera Death Kill Photography Way
The joy of the young is to disobey.
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Joy Obey One Liner Young
Appreciation of art is a moral erection, otherwise mere dilettantism.
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Art Moral Praise
When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work.
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Appearance Deep Perspective Time Work

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