French writer and film maker who worked in many artistic media (1889-1963)

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Art is science made clear.
Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time.
I know that poetry is indispensable, but to what I could not say.
Mirrors should reflect a little before throwing back images.
Nothing ever gets anywhere. The earth keeps turning round and round and gets nowhere. The moment is the only thing that counts.
The actual tragedies of life bear no relation to one's preconceived ideas. In the event, one is always bewildered by their simplicity, their grandeur of design, and by that element of the bizzare which seems inherent in them.
The extreme limit of wisdom-- that is what the public calls madness.
The extreme limit of wisdom--that is what the public calls madness.
The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is truly free. First, society begins by trying to beat you up. If this fails, they try to poison you. If this fails too, they finish by loading honors on your head.
The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood.
We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don't like

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