The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
JEAN COCTEAUMay the devil himself splatter you with dung.
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Cultivate everything the critics hated in your first work – that’s what makes you unique.
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May the devil himself splatter you with dung.
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One must not mistake majority for truth.
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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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An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original.
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The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness.
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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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I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.
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After the writer’s death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter.
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Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.
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The speed of a runaway horse counts for nothing.
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Art is science in the flesh.
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A film is a petrified fountain of thought.
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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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When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work.
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