4 Jean Cocteau Quotes on Work

Jean Cocteau quotes on work

26. That pile of paper on his left side went on living like the watch on a dead soldier's wrist.

77. Be a mere assistant to your unconscious. Do only half the work. The rest will do itself.

79. Know that your work speaks only to those on the same wavelength as you.

86. Poetry is a religion without hope. The poet exhausts himself in its service, knowing that, in the long run, a masterpiece is nothing but the perform-ance of a trained dog on very shaky ground.