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A prig always finds a last refuge in responsibility.
Jean Cocteau
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Jean Cocteau
Age: 74 †
Born: 1889
Born: July 5
Died: 1963
Died: October 11
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May the devil himself splatter you with dung.
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French people are Italian people in a bad mood.
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The audience bursts into laughter. With the tragic gag I don't expect the audience to laugh (if they do, I have failed) but I expect a black silence from them that is almost as violent: as laughter.
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Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.
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Look out! Be on your guard, because alone of all the arts, music moves all around you.
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