The only way to kill death is through photography.
JEAN COCTEAUI only fear the death of others. For me, true death is that of the people I love.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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Every day in the mirror I watch death at work.
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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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I have seafoam in my veins, I understand the language of waves.
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The artist is a kind of prison from which the works of art escape.
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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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The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
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Silence moves faster when it’s going backward.
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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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One must not mistake majority for truth.
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A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses.
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Poetry is a religion with no hope.
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Art is a marriage of the conscious and the unconscious.
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I have a piece of great and sad news to tell you: I am dead.
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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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Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.
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