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Jean Cocteau Quotes

Jean Cocteau quotes

French Director, Writer, Poet July 5, 1889 – October 11, 1963

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Jean Cocteau quote: "It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is..."
It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious. Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau quote: "Poets don't draw. They unravel their handwriting and then tie..."
Poets don't draw. They unravel their handwriting and then tie it up again, but differently. Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau quote: "Lack of manners is the sign of a hero."
Lack of manners is the sign of a hero. Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau quote: "There is an angel inside me whom I am constantly shocking."
There is an angel inside me whom I am constantly shocking. Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau quote: "Victor Hugo was a madman who thought he was Victor Hugo"
Victor Hugo was a madman who thought he was Victor Hugo Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau quote: "There is always a period when a man with a beard shaves it..."
There is always a period when a man with a beard shaves it off. This period does not last. He returns headlong to his beard. Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau quote: "A little too much is just enough for me."
A little too much is just enough for me. Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau quote: "In Paris, everybody wants to be an actor; nobody is content to..."
In Paris, everybody wants to be an actor; nobody is content to be a spectator. Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau quote: "If a hermit lives in a state of ecstasy, his lack of comfort..."
If a hermit lives in a state of ecstasy, his lack of comfort becomes the height of comfort. He must relinquish it. Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau quote: "The greatest masterpiece in literature is only a dictionary..."
The greatest masterpiece in literature is only a dictionary out of order. Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau quote: "There are truths which one can only say after having won the..."
There are truths which one can only say after having won the right to say them. Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau quote: "One must be a living man and a posthumous artist."
One must be a living man and a posthumous artist. Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau quote: "If it has to choose who is to be crucified, the crowd will..."
If it has to choose who is to be crucified, the crowd will always save Barabbas. Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau quote: "I am burning myself up and will always do so."
I am burning myself up and will always do so. Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau quote: "Whatever the public blames you for, cultivate it; it is yourself."
Whatever the public blames you for, cultivate it; it is yourself. Jean Cocteau

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