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Jean Cocteau Quotes

French - Director | July 5, 1889 - October 11, 1963

Poetry is indispensable - if I only knew what for.

Poetry Only Indispensable Knew

After the writer's death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter.

Death Reading Long Journal Like His

Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.

Art Will Pencil Paper Film Only

Emotion resulting from a work of art is only of value when it is not obtained by sentimental blackmail.

Work Art Value Emotion Sentimental

What the public criticizes in you, cultivate. It is you.

You Cultivate Criticizes Public

If it has to choose who is to be crucified, the crowd will always save Barabbas.

Choose Will Always Crowd Who Save

The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is truly free. First, society begins by trying to beat you up. If this fails, they try to poison you. If this fails too, the finish by loading honors on your head.

Society Free Trying You Try First

I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you dislike?

Success Luck Believe Chance You How

The poet doesn't invent. He listens.

Poetry Poet He Listens Invent

The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood.

Tragedy Worst Misunderstood Poet

Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.

Life Children Trying Poet Cut Knot

You've never seen death? Look in the mirror every day and you will see it like bees working in a glass hive.

Mirror Day Death You Every Day Look

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