Center Center Quotes

“Reckless blindness feels great for a while, freeing you from vicious reality, but soon you'll long for nothing more than the power to see.”
― James Whiteside, Center Center: A Funny, Sexy, Sad Almost-Memoir of a Boy in Ballet

“I began to resent my genetics, which is absolutely insane.”
― James Whiteside, Center Center: A Funny, Sexy, Sad Almost-Memoir of a Boy in Ballet

“Things may happen to you, but you have to try like hell to happen the fuck back to them. Think of it as vengeance for good - using your heart, soul, and latent righteousness to win the war against life's infallible cruelty. Winning is the wrong word. Learning to persevere is the true triumph.”
― James Whiteside, Center Center: A Funny, Sexy, Sad Almost-Memoir of a Boy in Ballet

“Art feels like complete nonsense until you realize how much you need it, how it gives you the tools to survive in this world.”
― James Whiteside, Center Center: A Funny, Sexy, Sad Almost-Memoir of a Boy in Ballet

“Why does it take so long to realize that everyone's the same shade of shit?”
― James Whiteside, Center Center: A Funny, Sexy, Sad Almost-Memoir of a Boy in Ballet

“Sometimes, something beautiful makes you cry... and that's all right.”
― James Whiteside, Center Center: A Funny, Sexy, Sad Almost-Memoir of a Boy in Ballet

“Who you are is how you think and what you choose to do with those thoughts.”
― James Whiteside, Center Center: A Funny, Sexy, Sad Almost-Memoir of a Boy in Ballet