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Life is very nice, but it lacks form. It's the aim of art to give it some.


Jean Anouilh

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JEAN BRYANT Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other han...
JEAN COCTEAU There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of the past.
JEAN ROSTAND The child is not to be educated for the present, but for the remote future, and often is opposition ...
JEAN PAUL