Art is a marriage of the conscious and the unconscious.
JEAN COCTEAUStyle is a simple way of saying complicated things.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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The speed of a runaway horse counts for nothing.
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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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One must not mistake majority for truth.
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Since these mysteries exceed my grasp, I shall pretend to have organized them.
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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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Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.
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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.
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Silence moves faster when it’s going backward.
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The dead drug leaves a ghost behind. At certain hours it haunts the house.
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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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Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.
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The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
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A true photographer is as rare as a true poet or a true painter.
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The prettiest dresses are worn to be taken off.
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Youth can only assert itself through the conviction that its ventures surpass all others and resemble nothing.
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