What the public criticizes in you, cultivate. It is you.

Quote by Jean Cocteau

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After the writer's death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter.

After the writer's death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter.

An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order...

An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order...

There is always a period when a man with a beard shaves it off. This...

There is always a period when a man with a beard shaves it off. This...

Tact in audacity is knowing how far you can go without going too far.

Tact in audacity is knowing how far you can go without going too far.

The extreme limit of wisdom, that's what the public calls madness.

The extreme limit of wisdom, that's what the public calls madness.

Commissions suit me. They set limits. Jean Marais dared me to write play in which...

Commissions suit me. They set limits. Jean Marais dared me to write play in which...

Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other...

Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other...

The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so...

The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so...

Whatever the public blames you for, cultivate it; it is yourself

Whatever the public blames you for, cultivate it; it is yourself

It is not I who become addicted, it is my body.

It is not I who become addicted, it is my body.

The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood.

The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood.

A film is a petrified fountain of thought.

A film is a petrified fountain of thought.

The ear disapproves but tolerates certain musical pieces; transfer them into the domain of our...

The ear disapproves but tolerates certain musical pieces; transfer them into the domain of our...

One must be a living man and a posthumous artist.

One must be a living man and a posthumous artist.

I am a lie who always speaks the truth.

I am a lie who always speaks the truth.

Take a commonplace, clean it and polish it, light it so that it produces the...

Take a commonplace, clean it and polish it, light it so that it produces the...

Poetry is indispensable - if I only knew what for.

Poetry is indispensable - if I only knew what for.

Style is a simple way of saying complicated things

Style is a simple way of saying complicated things

The style is the man himself

The style is the man himself

Style is primarily a matter of instinct.

Style is primarily a matter of instinct.