The poet never asks for admiration; he wants to be believed.
Jean Cocteau
Be a mere assistant to your unconscious. Do only half the work. The rest will do itself.
work rest
Hasten slowly. Run faster than beauty.
beauty
Beauty is always the result of an accident. Of a violent lapse between acquired habits and those yet to be acquired. It baffles and disgusts. It may even horrify. Once the new habit has been acquired, the accident ceases to be an accident. It becomes classical and loses its shock value.
accident results beauty
Beauty cannot be recognized with a cursory glance.
Asking an artist to talk about his work is like asking a plant to discuss horticulture.
work
Know that your work speaks only to those on the same wavelength as you.
Poetry is indispensable - if I only knew what for.
poetry
He has the manner of a giant with the look of a child, a lazy activeness, a mad wisdom, a solitude encompassing the world.
manners life wisdom solitude
Disavow anyone who provokes or accepts the extermination of a race to which he does not belong.
race
Silence moves faster when it's going backward.
silence
Understand that some of your enemies are amongst your best friends.
enemies
See your disappointments as good fortune. One plan's deflation is another's inflation.
fortune plans
Mystery has its own mysteries, and there are gods above gods. We have ours, they have theirs. That is what's known as infinity.
mystery infinity
Do not take up cause against the inaccuracies printed about you. They are your protection.
protection
admiration
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