Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker.
Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie. Use this quote
The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth. Use this quote
Poetry is indispensable - if I only knew what for. Use this quote
The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is truly free. First, society begins by trying to beat you up. If this fails, they try to poison you. If this fails too, the finish by loading honors on your head. Use this quote
We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don't like? Use this quote
I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you dislike? Use this quote
The extreme limit of wisdom, that's what the public calls madness. Use this quote
