"Disability is not a brave struggle or 'courage in the face of adversity.' Disability is an art. It's an ingenious way to live."

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Source : "Storm Reading". Play by Neil Marcus, Rod Lathim, Roger Marcus and Access Theater, shown on television and performed at the Kennedy Center (1992); later quoted in Adam Benjamin "Making an Entrance: Theory and Practice for Disabled and Non-Disabled Dancers" (p. 23), 2002.

Neil Marcus

#Art Quotes #Struggle Quotes #Adversity Quotes

“Nature's hasty conscience.”
“I've tried a lot of things in the off-season, but the only thing I really know is baseball.”
“I guess you heard about this; the U.S. Olympic Committee is coming under fire after it was revealed that the uniforms for Team USA to be worn in the opening ceremony were made in China. Turns out they were made by some of the same kids who could beat us in gymnastics. That's the worst part.”
“I think I'm a very religious person. I think I believe in God as much as any man does. I don't only believe in God, I know there's God.”
“I love disagreements. I love the democratic process. If I'm in a room where everybody agrees, I start to nod off.”
“I never get bored of a workout, because I feel great after a session.”
“Perhaps the hardest thing I've learned, and still struggle with, is that I don't have to be finished in order to be whole.”
“Perhaps it's my natural pessimism, but it seems that an awfully large part of travel these days is to see things while you still can.”

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