The poet, by composing poems, uses a language that is neither dead nor living, that few people speak, and few people understand We are the servants of an unknown force that lives within us, manipulates us, and dictates this language to us.
JEAN COCTEAUWe shelter an angel within us. We must be the guardians of that angel.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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French people are Italian people in a bad mood.
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Art is science in the flesh.
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One must not mistake majority for truth.
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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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Whatever the world condemns you for, make it your own. It is yourself.
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I have seafoam in my veins, I understand the language of waves.
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May the devil himself splatter you with dung.
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Nothing ever gets anywhere. The earth keeps turning round and gets nowhere. The moment is the only thing that counts.
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Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.
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It is difficult to live without opium after having known it because it is difficult, after knowing opium, to take earth seriously. And unless one is a saint, it is difficult to live without taking earth seriously.
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The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness.
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Silence moves faster when it’s going backward.
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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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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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There’s no such thing as love; only proof of love.
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