“What allows genius to flower is not neurosis but its opposite... ordinary Sunday-school virtues such as tenacity and above all the ability… — Joan Acocella Copy Share Image
“Art, like Nebraska, is a journey into thin air, a walk into whiteness, where you lose everything but yourself.” — Joan Acocella Copy Share Image
Alcohol may also persuade us that we have found the truth about life, a comforting experience rarely available in the sober hour. — Joan Acocella Copy Share Image
Dance is the most intimate art, the most unbrainy art, because it is done wholly with the body, which is so limited in its… — Joan Acocella Copy Share Image
“What allows genius to flower is not neurosis but its opposite... ordinary Sunday-school virtues such as tenacity and above all the ability to survive… — Joan Acocella Copy Share Image
“Those who lament the dissolution of the American family-kids with no way to get to Girl Scouts, aging parents put into nursing homes-should remember… — Joan Acocella Copy Share Image
