We shelter an angel within us. We must be the guardians of that angel.
JEAN COCTEAUPoetry is indispensable – if I only knew what for.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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If a poet has a dream, it is not of becoming famous, but of being believed.
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Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.
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Silence moves faster when it’s going backward.
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Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.
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I’ve always preferred mythology to history. History is truth that becomes an illusion. Mythology is an illusion that becomes reality.
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Continue reading Proust. His magnificent intelligence is particularly fond of describing stupidity. Which is ultimately exhausting.
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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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The joy of the young is to disobey.
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Every day in the mirror I watch death at work.
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Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.
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Art is science in the flesh.
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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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French people are Italian people in a bad mood.
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Not only should you not accept a prize. You should not try to deserve one either.
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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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