“I know that poetry is indispensable, but to what I could not say.”
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Famous Jean Cocteau Quotes
“Poetry is a religion without hope, but its martyrs guarantee the eternal truth of its dogma.”
“A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses.”
Source: A Call to Order, Written Between the Years 1918 and 1926 and Including
“Beauty makes one lose one's head. Poetry is born of this decapitation”