3 Jean Cocteau Quotes on Beauty

Jean Cocteau quotes on beauty

28. Don't for a moment believe He was killing the young; He was costuming angels.

83. Beauty is always the result of an accident. Of a violent lapse between acquired habits and those yet to be acquired. It baffles and disgusts. It may even horrify. Once the new habit has been acquired, the accident ceases to be an accident. It becomes classical and loses its shock value.

88. Beauty cannot be recognized with a cursory glance.