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Quote by Jean Cocteau
The actual tragedies of life bear no relation to ones preconceived

The actual tragedies of life bear no relation to ones 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. – Jean Cocteau

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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. – Jean Cocteau

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Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie. – Jean Cocteau

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