Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.

Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.

Jean Cocteau

I know that poetry is indispensable, but to what I could not say.

I know that poetry is indispensable, but to what I could not say.

French people are Italian people in a bad mood.

French people are Italian people in a bad mood.

We shelter an angel within us. We must be the guardians of that angel.

We shelter an angel within us. We must be the guardians of that angel.

Poetry is a religion with no hope.

Poetry is a religion with no hope.

Art is a marriage of the conscious and the unconscious.

Art is a marriage of the conscious and the unconscious.

The only way to kill death is through photography.

The only way to kill death is through photography.

The ability to laugh heartily is the sign of a healthy soul.

The ability to laugh heartily is the sign of a healthy soul.

There's no such thing as love; only proof of love.

There's no such thing as love; only proof of love.

One must not mistake majority for truth.

One must not mistake majority for truth.

Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.

Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.

An education which does not cultivate the will is an education that depraves the mind.

An education which does not cultivate the will is an education that depraves the mind.

It is only the poor who are forbidden to beg.

It is only the poor who are forbidden to beg.

To imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all.

To imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all.

Caress your phrase tenderly; it will end by smiling at you.

Caress your phrase tenderly; it will end by smiling at you.

America, where thanks to Congress, there are forty million laws to enforce the Ten Commandments.

America, where thanks to Congress, there are forty million laws to enforce the Ten Commandments.

Lovers who love truly do not write down their happiness.

Lovers who love truly do not write down their happiness.

The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.

The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.

Existence would be intolerable if we were never to dream.

Existence would be intolerable if we were never to dream.