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Quote by Jean Cocteau
Emotion resulting from a work of art is only of value when it is n

Emotion resulting from a work of art is only of value when it is not obtained by sentimental blackmail. – Jean Cocteau

Other quotes by Jean Cocteau

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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design
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Jean Cocteau
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A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses. – Jean Cocteau

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Poetry
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Jean Cocteau
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Art
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Who would dare assign to art the sterile function of imitating nature? – Charles Baudelaire

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If you are going to break a Law of Art, make the crime interesting. – Mason Cooley

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This world is but a canvas to our imagination. – Henry David Thoreau

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Art

For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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