328 Quotes by Jean Cocteau

Mystery has its own mysteries, and there are gods above gods. We have ours, they have theirs. That is what's known as infinity.

French people are Italian people in a bad mood.

The ability to laugh heartily is the sign of a healthy soul.

Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.

What is line? It is life. A line must live at each point along its course in such a way that the artist's presence makes itself felt above that of the model. With the writer, line takes precedence over form and content. It runs through the words he assembles. It strikes a continuous note unperceived by ear or eye. It is, in a way, the soul's style, and if the line ceases to have a life of its own, if it only describes an arabesque, the soul is missing and the writing dies.

The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.

Since these mysteries exceed my grasp, I shall pretend to have organized them.

I expect a black silence that is almost as violent as laughter.

You've never seen death? Look in the mirror every day and you will see it like bees working in a glass hive.