 7 May 2007 @ 17:55
«Le poète est un mensonge qui dit toujours la vérité.»
Jean Cocteau, Secrets de Beauté (1948)
Translation:
The poet is a lie that always speaks the truth
Often misquoted, misinterpreted or mistranslated as "The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth" or "I am a lie who always speaks the truth". (
Another quote from Jean Cocteau that I like:
"Il n’existe que deux manières de gagner la partie: jouer coeur ou tricher. Tricher est difficile... Jouer coeur est simple. Il faut en avoir, voilà tout. Vous vous croyez sans coeur. Vous regardez mal vos cartes.”
---Jean Cocteau, Lettre à Jacques Maritain (1926)
Translation:
There is only two ways for one to play one's hand and win: playing heart or cheating. Cheating is difficult...Playing heart is easy. All one needs is some heart, and all follows. You believe yourself without heart. You're just not looking at you cards hard enough.
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26 Mar 2009 @ 16:39
