We are in a period of such individualism that one no longer speaks of disciples; one speaks of thieves.
JEAN COCTEAUI have seafoam in my veins, I understand the language of waves.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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Art is a marriage of the conscious and the unconscious.
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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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An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original.
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Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.
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One of the characteristics of the dream is that nothing surprises us in it. With no regret, we agree to live in it with strangers, completely cut off from our habits and friends.
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I have seafoam in my veins, I understand the language of waves.
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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 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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And now I have to confess the unpardonable and the scandalous. I am a happy man. And I am going to tell you the secret of my happiness. It is quite simple. I love mankind. I love love. I hate hate. I try to understand and accept.
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The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
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Poetry is a religion with no hope.
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Poetry, being elegance itself, cannot hope to achieve visibility… It insists on living its own life.
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Man seeks to escape himself in myth, and does so by any means at his disposal. Drugs, alcohol, or lies. Unable to withdraw into himself, he disguises himself. Lies and inaccuracy give him a few moments of comfort.
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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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Cultivate everything the critics hated in your first work – that’s what makes you unique.
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