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No, no, we are definitely writ on water. Or cognac
if we've any luck at all. — Jess Walter

It doesn't matter if you don't love me right away," he said. "Just give me a chance. — Joan Kilby

Heaven is the feeling of hand warmers on sore nipples. — Cassi Clark

I explained it when I danced it. — Margot Fonteyn

Every day, the dispensing of existence ... Its face is fierce and distant and ancient. — Martin Amis

Genius is another word for magic. — Margot Fonteyn

Dancing was something to be taken very seriously when engaged in and otherwise put out of mind. — Margot Fonteyn

Dancers are both athletes and artists. — Margot Fonteyn

Life offstage has sometimes been a wilderness of unpredictables in an unchoreographed world. — Margot Fonteyn

The world of dance is a charmed place. Some people like to inhabit it, others to behold it; either way it is rewarding. — Margot Fonteyn

The most beautiful act of faith is the one made in darkness, in sacrifice, and with extreme effort. — Padre Pio

I wonder if death will always taste this good — Ally Condie

The first night is the worst possible time to make a hard and fast criticism: the baby never looks its best on the day it is born. — Margot Fonteyn

I was there, the day that Horus killed the Emperor — Dan Abnett

Magic is not always serious or solemn.
It is a joyous celebration and merging with the life-force. — Scott Cunningham

Minor things can become moments of great revelation when encountered for the first time. — Margot Fonteyn

Take your work seriously, but never yourself. — Margot Fonteyn

As an artist, I want a reaction. — Chester Bennington

I am always will be- the optimist. The hoper of far-flung hopes. The dreamer of improbable dreams. — The Doctor

Generally speaking, we are all happier when we are still striving for achievement than when the prize is in our hands. — Margot Fonteyn

I have never wanted to live to be old, so old I'd run out of friends or money. — Margot Fonteyn

Jumping for joy' is a very basic human reaction, and a child skipping down the street is simply an untrained dancer. — Margot Fonteyn

Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear more and talk less. — Leo Rosten

War is much too serious a matter to be entrusted to the military. — Georges Clemenceau

Is my growing old making me any closer to Christ? Am I only getting older or am I getting more godly? — Henri Nouwen

Genius is another word for magic, and the whole point of magic is that it is inexplicable. — Margot Fonteyn

Ballet is more than a profession - it is a way of life. — Margot Fonteyn

Mother loved dance so much that she thought (ballerina) Margot Fonteyn should be the president. — Chita Rivera

Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike. — Margot Fonteyn

I've found the perfect partner. — Margot Fonteyn

Nature, when she invented, manufactured, and patented her authors, contrived to make critics out of the chips that were left. — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

Tell me what ticks you off, and I will tell you what makes you tick. — Lloyd John Ogilvie