"The Louvre is a morgue; you go there to identify your friends."
"The ultimate politeness in art consists of speaking only to those who are able to uncover and measure its relationships. Anything else is symbolic, and symbolism is merely transcendental imagery."
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Source: Diary of an Unknown. Book by Jean Cocteau, 1988.
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