Fight any instinct to be humorless, for humorlessness is the worst of all absurdities.
JEAN COCTEAUWhen a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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The job of the poet (a job which can’t be learned) consists of placing those objects of the visible world which have become invisible due to the glue of habit, in an unusual position which strikes the soul and gives them a tragic force.
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The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
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The speed of a runaway horse counts for nothing.
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Youth is certain what it rejects before it knows what it will accept.
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We shelter an angel within us. We must be the guardians of that angel.
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Silence moves faster when it’s going backward.
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There’s no such thing as love; only proof of love.
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Do as the beautiful woman: see to your figure and your petticoats. Though, of course, I am not speaking literally.
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The prettiest dresses are worn to be taken off.
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Not only should you not accept a prize. You should not try to deserve one either.
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Tact in audacity is knowing how far you can go without going too far.
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The only way to kill death is through photography.
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Anything of any importance cannot help but be unrecognizable, since it bears no resemblance to anything already known.
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It is not I who become addicted, it is my body.
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A true photographer is as rare as a true poet or a true painter.
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