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.
JEAN COCTEAUArt produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time.
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Since these mysteries exceed my grasp, I shall pretend to have organized them.
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There’s no such thing as love; only proof of love.
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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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The joy of the young is to disobey.
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We are in a period of such individualism that one no longer speaks of disciples; one speaks of thieves.
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Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.
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Tact in audacity is knowing how far you can go without going too far.
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Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.
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Poetry is indispensable – if I only knew what for.
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Mirrors should reflect a little before throwing back images.
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I only fear the death of others. For me, true death is that of the people I love.
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Not only should you not accept a prize. You should not try to deserve one either.
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The dead drug leaves a ghost behind. At certain hours it haunts the house.
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I have lost my seven best friends, which is to say God has had mercy on me seven times without realizing it. He lent a friendship, took it from me, sent me another.
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Youth is certain what it rejects before it knows what it will accept.
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