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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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I love my cats because I love my home, and little by little they become its visible soul. – Jean Cocteau

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I have lost my seven best friends, which is to say God has had mercy on me seven times without realizing it. He lent a friendship, took it from me, sent me another. – Jean Cocteau

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Poetry and music are very good friends. Like mommies and daddies and strawberries and cream – they go together. – Nikki Giovanni

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There is an urgent need for Americans to look deeply into themselves and their actions, and musical poetry is perhaps the most effective mirror available. Every newspaper headline is a potential song. – Phil Ochs

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“Most poems are never finished,” (I was defensive). He sighed: “No, most poems are never started.” – Dr.SunWolf, professorsunwolf.com

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Dont call my lyrics poetry. Its an insult to real poets. – Bernie Taupin

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An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup. – Henry L. Mencken

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A wise man shall overrule his stars, and have a greater influence upon his own content than all the constellations and planets of the firmament. – Jeremy Taylor

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You arent learning anything when youre talking. – Lyndon B. Johnson

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Life is without meaning. You bring the meaning to it. The meaning of life is whatever you ascribe it to be. Being alive is the meaning. – Joseph Campbell

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