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Quote by Jean Cocteau
The poet doesnt invent. He listens. - Jean Cocteau

The poet doesnt invent. He listens. – Jean Cocteau

Other quotes by Jean Cocteau

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

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

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Habits
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Poetry is one of the few nasty childhood habits Ive managed to grow out of. – Tom Holt

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The irony is, going to work every day became the subject of probably my best poetry. – Philip Levine

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The crown of literature is poetry. – W. Somerset Maugham

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Every single soul is a poem. – Michael Franti

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