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The poet doesn't invent. He listens.
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The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood.
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Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie
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A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses.
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The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
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Art is a marriage of the conscious and the unconscious.
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You've never seen death? Look in the mirror every day and you will see it like bees working in a gl
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I have lost my seven best friends, which is to say God has had mercy on me seven times without real
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An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.
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The poet never asks for admiration; he wants to be believed.
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The ear disapproves but tolerates certain musical pieces; transfer them into the domain of our nose
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Jean Cocteau:
The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood.Jean Cocteau:
Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untieJean Cocteau:
A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses.Jean Cocteau:
The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.Jean Cocteau:
Art is a marriage of the conscious and the unconscious.Jean Cocteau:
You've never seen death? Look in the mirror every day and you will see it like bees working in a glJean Cocteau:
I have lost my seven best friends, which is to say God has had mercy on me seven times without realJean Cocteau:
An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.Jean Cocteau:
The poet never asks for admiration; he wants to be believed.Jean Cocteau:
The ear disapproves but tolerates certain musical pieces; transfer them into the domain of our nose