Vaslav Nijinsky - “People like eccentrics. Therefore...”

“People like eccentrics. Therefore they will leave me alone, saying that I am a mad clown.”

Vaslav Nijinsky The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky: Unexpurgated Edition

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