Appreciation of art is a moral erection, otherwise mere dilettantism.
JEAN COCTEAUStyle is a simple way of saying complicated things.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work.
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The only way to kill death is through photography.
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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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An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.
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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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Mystery has its own mysteries, and there are gods above gods. We have ours, they have theirs. That is what’s known as infinity.
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The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness.
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If a poet has a dream, it is not of becoming famous, but of being believed.
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After the writer’s death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter.
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The eyes of the dead are closed gently; we also have to open gently the eyes of the living.
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A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses.
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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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One of the characteristics of the dream is that nothing surprises us in it. With no regret, we agree to live in it with strangers, completely cut off from our habits and friends.
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Fight any instinct to be humorless, for humorlessness is the worst of all absurdities.
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The ability to laugh heartily is the sign of a healthy soul.
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