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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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History is a combination of reality and lies. The reality of History becomes a lie. The unreality of the fable becomes the truth.
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An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original.
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