Quotes contributed by members of Famous Quotes and Famous Sayings at The Famous Quotes List.

The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody 
who is truly free. First, society begins by trying to beat you up. 
If this fails, they try to poison you. If this fails too, 
they finish by loading honors on your head. 
--Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) 

Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. 
It is walking toward me, without hurrying.”
--Jean Cocteau

Art produces ugly things which frequently become beautiful with time. 
Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which 
always become ugly with time. 
--Jean Cocteau French poet, novelist, director 

I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, 
they become its visible soul.
--Jean Cocteau

We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success 
of those we don't like? 
--Jean Cocteau 

Asking an artist to talk about his work is like asking a plant 
to discuss horticulture.
--Jean Cocteau