If a poet has a dream, it is not of becoming famous, but of being believed.
JEAN COCTEAUIf a poet has a dream, it is not of becoming famous, but of being believed.
JEAN COCTEAUThe only way to kill death is through photography.
JEAN COCTEAUFrench people are Italian people in a bad mood.
JEAN COCTEAUAn original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original.
JEAN COCTEAUIt is not I who become addicted, it is my body.
JEAN COCTEAULiving is a horizontal fall.
JEAN COCTEAUYou 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.
JEAN COCTEAUThe dead drug leaves a ghost behind. At certain hours it haunts the house.
JEAN COCTEAUPoetry is a religion with no hope.
JEAN COCTEAUChildren and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.
JEAN COCTEAUA true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses.
JEAN COCTEAUNever do what a specialist can do better. Discover your own specialty. Do not despair if your specialty appears to be more delicate, a lesser thing. Make up in finesse what you lose in force.
JEAN COCTEAUMy method is simple: not to bother about poetry. It must come of its own accord. Merely whispering its name drives it away.
JEAN COCTEAUElegance ceases to exist when it is noticed.
JEAN COCTEAUAll good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it.
JEAN COCTEAUTact in audacity is knowing how far you can go without going too far.
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