French people are Italian people in a bad mood.

- Jean Cocteau

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

- Jean Cocteau

The artist is a kind of prison from which the works of art escape.

- Jean Cocteau

Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.

- Jean Cocteau

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

- Jean Cocteau

One must not mistake majority for truth.

- Jean Cocteau

Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.

- Jean Cocteau

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

- Jean Cocteau

Living is a horizontal fall.

- Jean Cocteau