What did Jean Cocteau mean by: It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious. Jean Cocteau Artist · France Copy
+ The speed of a runaway horse counts for nothing. Author, June 30, 2023January 2, 2025, Jean Cocteau, Insignificance, Recklessness, Speed, 0 Jean Cocteau Artist · France
+ Poetry is a religion without hope, but its martyrs guarantee the eternal truth of its dogma. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jean Cocteau, Hopelessness, Religion, Truth., 0 Jean Cocteau Artist · France
+ A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jean Cocteau, Authenticity, Naturalness, Simplicity, 0 Jean Cocteau Artist · France
+ Whatever the public blames you for, cultivate it; it is yourself. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jean Cocteau, Blame, Perception, Self-awareness, 0 Jean Cocteau Artist · France
+ Poetry is indispensable – if I only knew what for. Author, August 1, 2023January 2, 2025, Jean Cocteau, Creativity, Reflection, Uncertainty, 0 Jean Cocteau Artist · France
+ Mirrors would do well to reflect a little more before sending back images. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jean Cocteau, Introspection, Reflection, Self-awareness, 0 Jean Cocteau Artist · France
+ It is not inspiration; it is expiration. Author, June 23, 2023January 2, 2025, Jean Cocteau, Release, Renewal, Transformation, 0 Jean Cocteau Artist · France
+ Here I am trying to live, or rather, I am trying to teach the death within me how to live. Author, January 18, 2024January 15, 2025, Jean Cocteau, Death, Life, Teaching, 0 Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Whatever the world condemns you for, make it your own. It is yourself. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
There’s no such thing as autobiography, there’s only art and lies Jeanette Winterson Author · England
The skin of all of us is responsive to gypsy songs and military marches. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Most men spend the first half of their lives making the second half miserable. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
