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Jean Cocteau

"The poet never asks for admiration; he wants to be believed."

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"The poet never asks for admiration; he wants to be believed."

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"You are a perfect woman, a magical blend of beauty, intelligence, and spirit. Without you, my life is nothing."

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"Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration."

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"A woman, desires to hear nice words from a man who can praise her beauty."

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"I have always been an admirer. I regard the gift of admiration as indispensable if one is to amount to something; I don't know where I would be without it."

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"I haven't seen angels, but I am sure they are not as beautiful as you are."

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"Mister, when I see my first lady angel, if God ever sees fit to show me one, it'll be her wings not her face that'll make my mouth fall open. I've already seen the prettiest face that ever could be."

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"She reflected she must be completely besotted with Peter, if his laughter could hallow an aspidistra."

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"The birds in the sky can never great the king yet their beauty gives the king to stare at them endlessly, wishing to be with them in the sky."

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"I worship the quicksand he walks in."

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"What I have known with respect to myself, has tended much to lessen both my admiration, and my contempt, of others."

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