Jean Cocteau Quotes on Work
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That pile of paper on his left side went on living like the watch on a dead soldier's wrist.
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Be a mere assistant to your unconscious. Do only half the work. The rest will do itself.
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Know that your work speaks only to those on the same wavelength as you.
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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.