Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker.
You've never seen death? Look in the mirror every day and you will see it like bees working in a glass hive. Use this quote
After the writer's death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter. Use this quote
The day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying. Use this quote
Everything one does in life, even love, occurs in an express train racing toward death. To smoke opium is to get out of the train while it is still moving. It is to concern oneself with something other than life or death. Use this quote
I have lost my seven best friends, which is to say God has had mercy on me seven times without realizing it. He lent a friendship, took it from me, sent me another. Use this quote
All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it. Use this quote
I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul. Use this quote
A film is a petrified fountain of thought. Use this quote
The poet doesn't invent. He listens. Use this quote
A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses. Use this quote
