Jean Cocteau

The day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.

The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so many bad artists are unable to give it up.

The greatest masterpiece in literature is only a dictionary out of order.

Wherever I went, crowds appeared again, and I started making solo albums for the first time in my career.

I believe in the power of poetry, which gives me reasons to look ahead and identify a glint of light.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.