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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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