We are in a period of such individualism that one no longer speaks of disciples; one speaks of thieves.
JEAN COCTEAUA true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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I have a piece of great and sad news to tell you: I am dead.
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The ability to laugh heartily is the sign of a healthy soul.
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It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious.
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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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There’s no such thing as love; only proof of love.
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Youth is certain what it rejects before it knows what it will accept.
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Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.
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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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I have seafoam in my veins, I understand the language of waves.
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The only way to kill death is through photography.
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Appreciation of art is a moral erection, otherwise mere dilettantism.
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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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Whatever the world condemns you for, make it your own. It is yourself.
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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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Poetry is a religion with no hope.
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