1889 - 1963
Jean Cocteau was a French poet, playwright, artist, and filmmaker, known for his versatile contributions to the arts in the 20th century. He was a central figure in the Parisian avant-garde and is celebrated for his unique style that blended surrealism, classicism, and modernism across various mediums.
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, they finish by loading honors on your head.
All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it.
We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don’t like?
Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.