"What the public criticizes in you, cultivate. It is you."

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Source : "Cock and harlequin: Notes concerning music". Book by Jean Cocteau, 1921.

Jean Cocteau

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“I think everyone must have a first memory of some house, some room, a vivid picture that will remain deep down in one forever.”
“It's also the environment that determines a considerable part of the growth and development of children.”

Source : "The Progressive". Interview with Ruth Conniff, June 1, 2002.
“If you're rushing around like a chicken with its head cut off you're probably going to get hurt.”
“It was lovely when you found students who responded to things you were enthusiastic about.”
“I have never seen happier people than those who have repented.”
“There is no short cut to a place worth going.”
“A comedy is just a tragedy interrupted, I once said. Do you finish with the kiss or when she opens her eyes to tell him she loves him and sees blonde hairs on his collar?”

Source : "A Crash Course In Playwriting". research.alanayckbourn.net. 1993.
“Students at residential universities often live together and spend time on activities that aren't connected with the university. Then, should the university's rules about sexual consent extend to students' private lives? In my book, I argue that these narrow rules should extend to students' private lives no matter what or where they happen to be conducting those lives. The logic is that sexual assault is a form of discrimination and denies the victim an equal education. The point of university life is to get that diploma and nothing should stand in the way.”

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