Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time.
- Jean Cocteau - In Art
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A film is a petrified fountain of thought.
- Jean Cocteau - In Movies
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The poet doesn't invent. He listens.
- Jean Cocteau - In Poetry
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Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.
- Jean Cocteau - In Poetry
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A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses.
- Jean Cocteau - In Poetry
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The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
- Jean Cocteau - In Poetry
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