The poet doesn’t invent. He listens.
- Jean Cocteau
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- The worst fate of a poet is to be admired without being understood. - Jean Cocteau
- A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses. - Jean Cocteau
- Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie. - Jean Cocteau
- Art is not a pastime but a priesthood. - Jean Cocteau
- Art is science made clear. - Jean Cocteau


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