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That pile of paper on his left side went on living like the watch on a dead soldier’s wrist.

Jean Cocteau

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Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, novelist, painter, and filmmaker.

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Alternative Names: Clément Eugène Jean Pierre Cocteau • Zhan Kokto • Eugène Jean Maurice Cocteau • Eugene Jean Maurice Cocteau

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That pile of paper on his left side went on living like the watch on a dead soldier’s wrist. - Jean Cocteau

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