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Quote by Jean Cocteau
Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends h

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

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Art
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The day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying. – Jean Cocteau

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When I was in college, I used to write little ditties and short stories and poetry for my friends. Writing a book is another thing. It is so much different from my traditional day of dirty fingernails and greasy hair and hot pans. – Mario Batali

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Poetry

Well, I had this little notion – I started writing when I was eleven, writing poetry. I was passionately addicted to it it was my great refuge through adolescence. – Harry Mathews

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My father had wanted to name me for Dylan Thomas. He had seen him speak on one of those drunken poetry tours he did. – Dylan Walsh

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I credit poetry for making this space-walk possible. – Seamus Heaney

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Bottom line: if you show a genuine interest in learning about how others became successful, you can open up a world of opportunities. – Armstrong Williams

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A true gentleman is one who is never unintentionally rude. – Oscar Wilde

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