Jean CocteauA collection of 29 posts

Wisdom

The extreme limit of wisdom that's what the public calls madness.

Truth

I am a lie who always speaks the truth.

Success

I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you dislike?

Success

We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don...

Society

The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is truly free. Fi...

Sad

I have a piece of great and sad news to tell you: I am dead.

Poetry

Poetry is indispensable – if I only knew what for.

Poetry

The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.

Poetry

Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patien...

Poetry

A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent hi...