“I travel like a gypsy, and I didn't know how I could perform and be a mother.” Quote by Natalia Makarova
“Life offstage has sometimes been a wilderness of unpredictables in an unchoreographed world.” WorldSometimesWilderness Author:Margot Fonteyn
“Although one may fail to find happiness in theatrical life, one never wishes to give it up after having once tasted its fruits.” GivingMayWishFailingFruitTheatreTheatricalFinding Happiness Author:Anna Pavlova
“Ballet is not just my profession, it is my life ... It is horrible for me to think that one day it will all finish.” ThinkingOne DayProfessionHorribleBallet Author:Svetlana Zakharova
“Having limits to push against is how you find out what you can do.” InspirationalWomenCan DoLimitsFindingsOvercomingPerseveranceLimitationPersistencePushingFinding YourselfPush YourselfBallerina Author:Sylvie Guillem
“Having limits to push against is how you find out what you can do. I have always been full of contradictions. I am shy but I love the freedom of the stage. I need reassurance but at the same time I don’t want it. I hate being afraid but I can’t help wanting to frighten myself. That is how you grow.” WantNeedsI CanHelpingHateGrowsCan DoStageLimitsI HateContradictionShyBeing AfraidReassurance Author:Sylvie Guillem
“I have learned to read the papers calmly and not to hate the fools I read about.” HateFoolPaperI Have LearnedPapers Author:Edmund Wilson
“The only thing that we can really make is our work, and deliberate work of the mind, imagination and hand, done, as Nietzsche said, ‘notwithstanding,’ in the long run remakes the world.” WorldMindLongSaidDoneHandsRunningImaginationLong RunsDeliberateRemakes Book:The portable Edmund Wilson Source: The portable Edmund Wilson