The voices of moral authority in the theatre demanded only punctuality and physical performance. In the light of continuing pressure and stress, the occasional lip service paid to moderation was meaningless. Starvation and poisoning were not excesses, but measures taken to stay within the norm.

... each action taken in this world has its echo in the heart.

When you are on stage you are having an affair with three thousand people.

Ballet is a riddle of means and ends.

I danced with passion to spite the music.

Fortunately for children, the uncertainties of the present always give way to the enchanted possibilities of the future.

As unnatural as dancing is, you have to find a natural way to do the unnatural.