The Eyes of the Dead – Quote by Jean Cocteau

„The eyes of the dead are closed gently; we also have to open gently the eyes of the living.“

Jean CocteauA thoughtful Jean Cocteau quote about mourning, human awareness, and gently opening our eyes to life.
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Jean Cocteau was a French writer, film director, and painter.

Jean Cocteau’s vivid statement connects mourning with a call for awareness and human openness.


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Inspirational Jean Cocteau quote about the eyes of the dead and the living

Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau was born in 1889 in Maisons-Laffitte near Paris and died in 1963 in Milly-la-Forêt. He published his first poems at the age of 17, and his first poetry collections appeared in 1909. In addition to literature, he worked in film, painting, and ballet.

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