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

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