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We shelter an angel within us. We must be the guardians of that angel.

Jean Cocteau

All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it.
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Feeling Goodness Motivational Music Mystery Object
Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.
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Children Mad Patience Poet Try
It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious.
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Believe Deep Religious Spirit
The public is never pleased with what we do, wanting always a copy of what we have done.
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Imitation Ourselves Public
Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.
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Complication Simplicity Style Way
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
There’s no such thing as love; only proof of love.
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Deep Evidence Love Philosophy
The prettiest dresses are worn to be taken off.
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Beautiful Clothes Sex
You’ve never seen death? Look in the mirror every day and you will see it like bees working in a glass hive.
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Death Mirror See Yourself
Never do what a specialist can do better. Discover your own specialty. Do not despair if your specialty appears to be more delicate, a lesser thing. Make up in finesse what you lose in force.
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Appearance Better Delicate Discover Force Lose Yourself
The joy of the young is to disobey.
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Joy Obey One Liner Young
The dead drug leaves a ghost behind. At certain hours it haunts the house.
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Death Drugs Ghost Home
We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don’t like?
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Believe Explanation Luck
A film is a petrified fountain of thought.
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Fountain Movie One Liner Thinking
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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Alcohol Comfortable Drugs Escape Lying Man Moments Myth Seek
An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original.
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Artist Copy Job Order Original

We shelter an angel within us. We must be the guardians of that angel.

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