Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.
JEAN COCTEAUThe only way to kill death is through photography.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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Poetry is a religion without hope. The poet exhausts himself in its service, knowing that, in the long run, a masterpiece is nothing but the performance of a trained dog on very shaky ground.
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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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If a poet has a dream, it is not of becoming famous, but of being believed.
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It is difficult to live without opium after having known it because it is difficult, after knowing opium, to take earth seriously. And unless one is a saint, it is difficult to live without taking earth seriously.
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One must not mistake majority for truth.
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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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I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.
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Cultivate everything the critics hated in your first work – that’s what makes you unique.
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The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness.
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The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
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Art is science in the flesh.
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There’s no such thing as love; only proof of love.
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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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Poetry is a religion with no hope.
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A true photographer is as rare as a true poet or a true painter.
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