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" I don't hate language. I have my own language, but I also enjoy the English language. Obviously, you don't read a lot of literature and not care about language. "

Twyla Tharp

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Twyla Tharp

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" Critics should be looked at simply as commentators. "

" In circuses, there is a lot of magic. Things become other things. "

" It's very difficult for me to do fund raising for my own organization if I'm working for other companies because sponsors will say, 'Well, hey, man, if she's doing a ballet for Ballet Theatre, we'll give money to Ballet Theatre.' "

" I've survived inattention. I hope to God I survive attention. "

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" The formal education that I received made little sense to me. "

Twyla Tharp

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" When I was a kid, the avant-garde to me was boring because it was just the flip side of being really successful. "

Twyla Tharp

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" People often say to me, 'I don't know anything about dance.' I say, 'Stop. You got up this morning, and you're walking. You are an expert.' "

" I've read probably 25 or 30 books by Balzac, all of Tolstoy - the novels and letters - and all of Dickens. I learned my craft from these guys. "