More quotes by Jean Cocteau

"Every poem is a coat of arms. It must be deciphered. How much blood, how many tears in exchange for these axes, these muzzles, these unicorns, these torches, these towers, these martlets, these seedlings of stars and these fields of blue!"
"Mirrors should think longer before they reflect."
"An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture."
"The poet doesn't invent. He listens."
"An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original."