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

The poet doesnt invent. He listens. – Jean Cocteau

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An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture. – Jean Cocteau

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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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I think it comes from really liking literary forms. Poetry is very beautiful, but the space on the page can be as affecting as where the text is. Like when Miles Davis doesnt play, it has a poignancy to it. – Jim Jarmusch

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A grain of poetry suffices to season a century. – Jose Marti

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You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some of it with you. – Joseph Joubert

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Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea. – John Updike

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