More quotes by Jean Cocteau

"The day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying."
"An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original."
"Emotion resulting from a work of art is only of value when it is not obtained by sentimental blackmail."
"Life is a horizontal fall."
"The poet doesn't invent. He listens."