“Mirrors would do well to reflect a little more before sending back images.”

—  Jean Cocteau

As quoted in Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists (2007) by James Geary, p. 159

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French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, boxing manager … 1889–1963

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