“A man's truest self realizations might require him, above all, to learn to close his eyes: to let himself be taken unawares, to follow his dark angel, to risk his illegal instincts.”

—  Jean Cocteau

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

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