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The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth. - Jean Cocteau

The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth. – Jean Cocteau

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I love cats because I love my home and after a while they become its visible soul. – Jean Cocteau

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Cats
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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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best
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Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie. – Jean Cocteau

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Poetry
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Humour is a fine line to walk in poetry, as in fiction. I just think its harder to write. Its harder to keep the respect of the reader too. – George Murray

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Poetry

If theres no money in poetry, neither is there poetry in money. – Robert Graves

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Poetry

Meet some people who care about poetry the way you do. Youll have that readership. Keep going until you know youre doing work thats worthy. And then see what happens. Thats my advice. – Philip Levine

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Poetry

Poetry says the things that I cant say. I read a lot, but I never write it. – Trevor McDonald

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Poetry

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Everybodys a dreamer. – John Lithgow

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When we dont have what we like, we must like what we have. – Proverb

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I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what were lead to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and its worse than fear – its active disengagement. – Ken Burns

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Fear

Go on failing. Go on. Only next time, try to fail better. – Samuel Beckett

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