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The poet's expression of joy conceals his despair at not having found the reality of joy.
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What is called a sincere work [of art] is one that is endowed with enough strength to give reality to an illusion.
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The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist.
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When you get to the point where you cheat for the sake of beauty, you're an artist.
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We seek him here, we seek him there, Those Frenchies seek him everywhere. Is he in heaven?—Is he in hell? That demmed, elusive Pimpernel?
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Born:
July 12, 1876
Died:
March 5, 1944
(aged 67)
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Max Jacob was a French poet, painter, writer, and critic.
Known for:
The selected poems of Max Jacob
Hesitant fire
Dreaming the miracle
The dice cup
Saint Matorel (1911)
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