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Art is science in the flesh.

Art is science in the flesh.

Jean Cocteau
Art, Philosophy, History
Jean Cocteau, Margaret Crosland (1972). “Cocteau's world: an anthology of writings”, Owen

What is history after all? History is facts which become lies in the end.

Jean Cocteau
Lying, History, Facts
The Observer, September 22, 1957.

And history becomes legend and legend becomes history.

Jean Cocteau
History, Legends

The poet never asks for admiration; he wants to be believed.

Jean Cocteau
Art, Philosophy, History
Jean Cocteau (1990). “Opium: The Illustrated Diary of His Cure”, Peter Owen Publishers

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