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Quote by Jean Cocteau
When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time t

When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work. – Jean Cocteau

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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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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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I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you dislike? – Jean Cocteau

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Luck
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All cases are unique and very similar to others. – TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot

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I think one of the reasons Im popular again is because Im wearing a tie. You have to be different. – Tony Bennett

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Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing. – Aesop

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Set me a task in which I can put something of my very self, and it is a task no longer. It is joy and art. – Bliss Carman

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