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Artist Quotes by Jean Cocteau
- An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.
- An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original.
- The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so many bad artists are unable to give it up.
- Asking an artist to talk about his work is like asking a plant to discuss horticulture.
- Artists can no more speak about their work, than plants can speak about horticulture.
- One must be a living man and a posthumous artist.
- What is line? It is life. A line must live at each point along its course in such a way that the artist's presence makes…
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