"Nothing ever gets anywhere. The earth keeps turning round and gets nowhere. The moment is the only thing that counts."

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Source : Jean Cocteau, Margaret Crosland (1972). “Cocteau's world: an anthology of writings”, Owen

Jean Cocteau

#Earth Quotes #Moments Quotes #Nothingness Quotes

“In terms of a "career," I never have long-term plans, and certainly don't want to spend several years, say, writing a "long" novel.”

Source : "Go Forth (Vol. 15)". Interview with Brandon Hobson, logger.believermag.com. September 10, 2013.
“Few of us go through life without taking part in some kind of rite of passage.”
“Bookshops are infested with ideas. Books are quivering, murmuring creatures.”

Source : Rodrigo Rey Rosa (2014). “Margellos World Republic of Letters: Severina”, p.17, Yale University Press
“I don't think you're going to be a success in anything if you think about losing, whether it's in sports or in politics.”
“I don't personally do that many castings. But I did get involved in "The Bad Batch," because we couldn't think of an actress that was a 3-D embodiment of the character. But when I saw Suki Waterhouse on tape, I knew she was 'it.' And I can't describe that any more than to say that I never had to really express to her the the ideas that were on the page, she just instinctively embraced it. She was Arlen, and I didn't want to f**k it up. Her instinct was just it.”

Source : Source: www.hollywoodchicago.com
“The fewer the words, the better the prayer.”
“You think religion is what's inside a little building filled with pretty lights from stained glass windows. But it's not. It's wings! Wings!”
“Play is the exultation of the possible.”

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