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Letter "J" » Jean Cocteau Quotes
«Wealth is an inborn attitude of mind, like poverty. The pauper who has made his pile may flaunt his spoils, but cannot wear them plausibly.»
«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.»
«The speed of a runaway horse counts for nothing»
«The trouble about the Academie is that by the time they get around to electing us to a seat, we really need a bed.»
«Mirrors should reflect a little before throwing back images»
«Such is the role of poetry. It unveils, in the strict sense of the word. It lays bare, under a light which shakes off torpor, the surprising things which surround us and which our senses record mechanically.»
«The actual tragedies of life bear no relation to one's preconceived ideas. In the event, one is always bewildered by their simplicity, their grandeur of design, and by that element of the bizarre which seems inherent in them.»
«If it has to choose who is to be crucified, the crowd will always save Barabbas.»
«That pile of paper on his left side went on living like the watch on a dead soldier's wrist.»
«The ear disapproves but tolerates certain musical pieces; transfer them into the domain of our nose, and we will be forced to flee.»

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