I Wanted To Be A Bride Of

I Believe That The Imagination Is The Passport We Create To Take Us Into The Real World. I Believe The Imagination Is Another Phrase For What Is Most Uniquely Us.

I Think Of The New York City Ballet As The Yankees Without George Steinbrenner.

You Cannot Write To Resonate Twenty Or Thirty Or Forty Years From Now. You Only Can Write For That Very Day, But Whatever Happens Is All Gravy.

It's Amazing How A Little Tomorrow Can Make Up For A Whole Lot Of Yesterday.

New Orleans Was A Thrilling Place Of All Kinds Of Races, It Was A Dangerous Place. It Was Really And Truly The Only International City On The Continent Of North America. There Were All Different Races And Everything Was Celebrated, And It Was A Place Of Difference, And Everybody Was Different And It Was So Odd, The Minute That America Took Over, The Minute That The Louisiana Territory Became Part Of The United States Of America, Instantly You Were Either Black Or White. There Was No Nuance. And So A Free Man Of Color Who Could Own Property Was Suddenly Not Allowed To.