plant it It will sprout But forget about the rustic festivities For the explosive word falls harmlessly eternal through the compact generations - Jean Cocteau

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plant

it

It will sprout

But forget about the rustic festivities

For the explosive word falls harmlessly eternal through
the compact generations

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About Jean Cocteau

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

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Also Known As

Alternative Names: Clément Eugène Jean Pierre Cocteau • Zhan Kokto • Eugène Jean Maurice Cocteau • Eugene Jean Maurice Cocteau
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Mettez un lieu commun en place, nettoyez-le, frottez-le, éclairez-le de telle sorte qu'il frappe avec sa jeunesse et avec la même fraîcheur, le même jet qu'il avait à sa source, vous ferez œuvre de poète. Tout le reste est littérature.
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The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
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