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I am absorbed in the magic of movement and light. Movement never lies. It is the magic of what I call the outer space of the imagination.

— Martha Graham I Am A Dancer (1952)

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Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.

Dance is the hidden language of the soul, of the body.

New York Times interview (1985)

Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It's a miracle, and the dance is a celebration of that miracle.

I think the reason dance has held such an ageless magic for the world is that it has been the symbol of the performance of living.

I Am A Dancer (1952)

The most brilliant scientific discoveries will in time change and perhaps grow obsolete as new scientific manifestations emerge. But art is eternal, for it reveals the inner landscape, which is the soul of man.

I Am A Dancer (1952)

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