Quotes by Max Jacob

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Primary Focus: Friendship (1)

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Max Jacob was a French poet, painter, writer, and critic.

Max Jacob Quotes on Friendship (1)

"Friendship is inexplicable, it should not be explained if one doesn't want to kill it."

Friendship

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"The poet's expression of joy conceals his despair at not having found the reality of joy."

Happiness

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"What is called a sincere work is one that is endowed with enough strength to give reality to an illusion."

Power

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