Poetry is a religion with no hope.
JEAN COCTEAUI feel myself inhabited by a force or being — very little known to me. It gives the orders; I follow.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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Elegance ceases to exist when it is noticed.
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The prettiest dresses are worn to be taken off.
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I only fear the death of others. For me, true death is that of the people I love.
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After you have written a thing and you reread it, there is always the temptation to fix it up, to improve it, to remove its poison, blunt its sting.
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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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We are in a period of such individualism that one no longer speaks of disciples; one speaks of thieves.
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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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We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don’t like?
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If a poet has a dream, it is not of becoming famous, but of being believed.
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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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An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.
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All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it.
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It is not I who become addicted, it is my body.
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