Quote by Jean Cocteau
Man seeks to escape himself in myth, and does so by any means at h

Man seeks to escape himself in myth, and does so by any means at his disposal. Drugs, alcohol, or lies. Unable to withdraw into himself, he disguises himself. Lies and inaccuracy give him a few moments of comfort. – 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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What fugitive from his country can also escape from himself. – Horace

The shortest way out of Manchester is notoriously a bottle of Gordons gin; out of any businessmans life there is the mirage of Paris; out of Paris, or mediocrity of talent and imagination, there are all the drugs, from subtle, all-conquering opium to cheating, cozening cocaine. – William Bolitho

Hell is of this world and there are men who are unhappy escapees from hell, escapees destined ETERNALLY to reenact their escape. – Antonin Artaud

Leave everything. Leave Dada. Leave your wife. Leave your mistress. Leave your hopes and fears. Leave your children in the woods. Leave the substance for the shadow. Leave your easy life, leave what you are given for the future. Set off on the roads. – Andre Breton

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I only travel to good material, a good director and a good company. I wont work in another country for a year any longer, because I have a lovely wife and I adore her and I cant bear to be away from her. – Jim Dale

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