Up to This Pointe Quotes

“No person, no thing—not Antarctica, not the universe, not ballet—is ever obligated to love us back. True, honest love for a thing is because you love it, with no expectation or want of reciprocation.”
― Jennifer Longo, Up to This Pointe

“...Your love is evident,' she says. 'But, darling, sometimes the ballet does not love us back.”
― Jennifer Longo, Up to This Pointe

“Luck is bullshit. What people refer to as “luck” is actually opportunity meeting preparation. Opportunity will come if you invite it. If you are prepared.”
― Jennifer Longo, Up to This Pointe

“She puts her mittened hands on the sides of my hood. “Okay, then remember: ‘Science is nothing but perception’—that’s Plato. He was all about getting out of the cave, seeing life from a new angle, in a new light, letting things move all they want. The ice we’re standing on is shifting as we speak. We’re not where we were five minutes ago. Be here while you’re here. Understand?”
― Jennifer Longo, Up to This Pointe

“Follow the sun and you'll always be where you're meant to be.”
― Jennifer Longo, Up to This Pointe

“Amundsen in my will, Scott in my blood, I will plant my flag.”
― Jennifer Longo, Up to This Pointe

“Follow the sun and you’ll always be where you’re meant to be.”
― Jennifer Longo, Up to This Pointe

“Entitlement. No person, no thing—not Antarctica, not the universe, not ballet—is ever obligated to love us back. True, honest love for a thing is because you love it, with no expectation or want of reciprocation. You love ballet?”
― Jennifer Longo, Up to This Pointe