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Poetry, being elegance itself, cannot hope to achieve visibility… It insists on living its own life.

Jean Cocteau

We shelter an angel within us. We must be the guardians of that angel.
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Angel Home Protection Shelter
Elegance ceases to exist when it is noticed.
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Elegant Existence Notice
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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Attitude Born Himself Mindset Wealth
The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
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Deep Lying One Liner Poet Talk Truth
An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.
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Art Artist Discussion Plant Talk Voice
Listen carefully to first criticisms made of your work. Note just what it is about your work that critics don’t like – then cultivate it. That’s the only part of your work that’s individual and worth keeping.
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Care Criticism Listening Work Yourself
I have not looked at a newspaper in twenty years; if one is brought into the room, I flee. This is not because I am indifferent but because one cannot follow every road.
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Difference Follow Myself Road Room
Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time.
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Art Beautiful Fashion Hands Production Time Ugly
The ability to laugh heartily is the sign of a healthy soul.
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Ability Health Laughter Sign Soul
Poetry is indispensable – if I only knew what for.
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Myself Poetry Reason
Art is science in the flesh.
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Art Body One Liner Science
The prettiest dresses are worn to be taken off.
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Beautiful Clothes Sex
It is not I who become addicted, it is my body.
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Addiction Body Oneself
Youth is certain what it rejects before it knows what it will accept.
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Acceptance Rejection Youth
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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Comfortable Fear Luxury Money Play Reward
The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness.
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Call Limitation Public Wisdom

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