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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

The actual tragedies of life bear no relation to one's preconceived ideas. In the event, one is always bewildered by their simplicity, their grandeur of design, and by that element of the bizarre which seems inherent in them.

Jean Cocteau
Life, Art, Philosophy
Jean Cocteau (1957). “The Holy Terrors”, p.170, New Directions Publishing

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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