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Quote by Jean Cocteau
After the writers death, reading his journal is like receiving a l

After the writers death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter. – Jean Cocteau

Other quotes by Jean Cocteau

Man seeks to escape himself in myth, and does so by any means at his disposal. Drugs, alcohol, or lies. Unable to withdraw into himself, he disguises himself. Lies and inaccuracy give him a few moments of comfort. – Jean Cocteau

Category:
Escape, Escapism
Author
Jean Cocteau
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Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time. – Jean Cocteau

Category:
Art
Author
Jean Cocteau
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True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing. – Jean Cocteau

Category:
Habits
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Other Quotes from
Death
category

I think Prince should open up a little more to other artists. Just because we love Prince. Especially the old stuff – we love him to death. But if he opened up he would be something to deal with. Imagine Kanye West producing a Prince track? It would be banoodles! – Jamie Foxx

Category:
Death

Marriage can be viewed as the waiting room for death. – Mike Myers

Category:
Death

Nothing endears so much a friend as sorrow for his death. The pleasure of his company has not so powerful an influence. – David Hume

Category:
Death

Marriage is the death of hope. – Woody Allen

Category:
Death

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Its easy to see why pitchers respect McGwire. If you hit behind him, theyre saying that they dont respect you. You have to change their thinking. – Eric Davis

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respect

Quite a lot of our contemporary culture is actually shot through with a resentment of limits and the passage of time, anger at what we cant do, fear or even disgust at growing old. – Rowan Williams

Category:
Anger

Hope is some extraordinary spiritual grace that God gives us to control our fears, not to oust them. – Vincent McNabb

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My second grade teacher told me I would never graduate high school. That I was going to be a juvenile delinquent. – Miles Teller

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teacher