The speed of a runaway horse counts for nothing.
JEAN COCTEAUMay the devil himself splatter you with dung.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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The eyes of the dead are closed gently; we also have to open gently the eyes of the living.
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It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious.
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Poetry is a religion with no hope.
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It is not I who become addicted, it is my body.
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I feel myself inhabited by a force or being — very little known to me. It gives the orders; I follow.
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Here I am trying to live, or rather, I am trying to teach the death within me how to live.
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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.
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Youth can only assert itself through the conviction that its ventures surpass all others and resemble nothing.
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Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.
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Never 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.
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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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There’s no such thing as love; only proof of love.
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Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.
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Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.
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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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