What did Jean Cocteau mean by: Poetry is a religion without hope, but its martyrs guarantee the eternal truth of its dogma. Jean Cocteau Artist · France Copy
+ One sits down first; one thinks afterwards. Author, October 27, 2023January 2, 2025, Jean Cocteau, Action, Preparation, Reflection, 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
+ Do not take up cause against the inaccuracies printed about you. They are your protection. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jean Cocteau, Passivity, Protection, Reputation, 0 Jean Cocteau Artist · France
+ Art is science in the flesh. Author, November 3, 2023January 2, 2025, Jean Cocteau, Creativity, Expression, Fusion, 0 Jean Cocteau Artist · France
+ When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jean Cocteau, Innovation, Perception, Progress, 0 Jean Cocteau Artist · France
+ The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth. Author, July 24, 2023January 2, 2025, Jean Cocteau, Deception, Poetry, Truth, 0 Jean Cocteau Artist · France
+ Everyone’s pet is the most outstanding. This begets mutual blindness. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jean Cocteau, Bias, Perception, Subjectivity, 0 Jean Cocteau Artist · France
+ Picasso said that everything is a miracle, that it’s a miracle that we don’t dissolve in our baths. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jean Cocteau, Existence, Miracles, Vulnerability, 0 Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Oh God, if you want women to never again raise their voices, then create an adult man! Jean Giraudoux Playwright · France
I would like the last of the kings to be strangled by the guts of the last priest. Jean Meslier Priest · France
Some men are Baptists, others Catholics; my father was an Oldsmobile man. Jean Shepherd Radio personality and writer
