Margot Fonteyn

“Great artists are people who find the way to be themselves in their art. Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike.”

“Minor things can become moments of great revelation when encountered for the first time.”

“Genius is another word for magic, andThe whole point of magic is that it is inexplicable.”

“The most important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative, and the second disastrous.”

“Genius is another word for magic, and the whole point of magic is that it is inexplicable.”