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Quote by Jean Cocteau
Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking

Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying. – Jean Cocteau

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The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is truly free. First, society begins by trying to beat you up. If this fails, they try to poison you. If this fails too, the finish by loading honors on your head. – Jean Cocteau

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