Chess Is A Cold Bath For The

The Pressure On Language To Deteriorate Does Not Come Merely From Below, From The "democratic" Lev-elers. It Comes Also From Above, From The Fancy Jar-gonmongers, Idle Game Players, Fashionable Coteries For Second-rate Intellectuals.

Although Most Informed Balletomanes Would Place Artistry Above Technique, Artistry Without A Strong Technique Is A Flaccid, Bloodless Thing Indeed, Whereas Technique Without Much Artistry Can Still Dazzle Us In The Manner Of The Circus Or Sports Arena Translated To A Higher Plane. Though The Perfect Blend Of The Two Elements Is The Consummation Devoutly To Be Wished, The Real Enemy Of Good Ballet Is Not The Slight Preponderance Of One Or The Other But The Prevalence Of Pantomime--the Turning Of Dance Into Second-rate Theater.

Diana Rigg Is Built Like A Brick Mausoleum With Insufficient Flying Buttresses.

It's Wonderful To Be Hated By Idiots.

Robert Creely's Poems Have Two Main Characteristics. 1) They Are Short; 2) They Are Not Short Enough.