a masterpiece doesn't so much transcend its time as perpetuate it; it keeps its moment alive.
True genius doesn't fulfill expectations, it shatters them.
It is through strength of technique that the body stays in possession of music.
Ballet is only good when it is great.
Writing is the process by which you explain to yourself what happened to you.
Why are men impersonating women funny while women impersonating men are not? It is a matter of gravity. A heavy thing trying to become lighter is automatically funnier than a light thing trying to become heavy.