Thursday, August 28, 2014

Martha Graham

“There is a vitality
 a life force 
an energy
a quickening 
that is translated through you into action, 
and 
because there is only 
ONE 
of you in all time
this expression is unique. 

And if you block it, 
it will never exist through any other medium 
and will be lost.

The world will not have it. 

It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep yourself open and aware to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. ... No artist is pleased. [There is] no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others” 


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