Joy is a strength; intoxication, a weakness.

The art of Mime encompasses all the feelings of the soul. The Dance, on the other hand, is essentially an expression of joy, a desire to follow the rhythms of the music.

It is not so much upon the number of exercises, as the care with which they are done, that progreses and skill depend.

The height of artistic skill is to know how to conceal the mechanical effort and strain beneath harmonious calm.

The beautiful always retains the freshness of novelty, while the astonishing soon grow tiresome.

It is a fine art because it strives for an ideal, not only in plastic but also in lyrical respect.

The beauty to which the Dance ought to aspire is not dependent upon taste or pleasure, but is founded on the immutable laws of Nature.

The Dance is an art because it demands vocation, knowledge, and ability.

The beauty to which the Dance ought to aspire

Stars are dull when they're compared to you and I

She could not bear to look at him just now. If she did, she might well slap him again. Or cry. Or kiss him. And never know which was right and which was wrong and which was madness.

Result won’t come if we don’t provide the reason for it to come.

It was Brian's blood, and for some reason I knew it was pure. No other man I'd held in my arms -and now, not even I- had blood this pure.

I write four or five a books a year. That means that I usually have one on the go. I am fortunate in being able to write quickly - 1000 words an hour.

We're supposed to keep evolving. Evolution did not end with us growing opposable thumbs. You do know that, right?

Hate will keep you alive where love fails

It was my life, playing Juliet. From that moment on I was convinced I was going to be an actress. That was all I really wanted to do.

Stanley Cup winners don’t hand back the Stanley Cup.

In phrases as brief as a breath worldly wisdom concentrates.