You come in off the street, through the doors of the theater. You sit down. The lights go down and the curtain goes up. And you're in another world. Robert Caro curtaindoorlight Change image and share on social
When you have enough power to do what you always wanted to do, then you see what the guy always wanted to do. Robert Caro guypowerwant Change image and share on social
Ballet is sort of a mystery to me. And I don't want to unravel that mystery. Robert Caro balletmysterysort Change image and share on social
I was trying to learn about Lyndon Johnson when he was young and creating his first political machine in the Texas hill country. I moved there for three years. You had to learn that world. Robert Caro countrycreatehill Change image and share on social
Sometimes during a ballet I'll look around and see all these rows of intent faces, concentrating on this beautiful thing up on the stage. Robert Caro balletbeautifulconcentrate Change image and share on social
At the ballet, you really feel like you're in the presence of something outside the rest of your life. Higher than the rest of your life. Robert Caro balletfeelhigh Change image and share on social
My predictions are notably inaccurate. Robert Caro inaccuratenotablyprediction Change image and share on social
I try to have a mood or a rhythm for a chapter. Robert Caro chaptermoodrhythm Change image and share on social
Whenever I go to work I wear a jacket and a tie, because I'm inherently quite lazy, and my books take so long to do, and my publishers don't bug me, so it's so easy to fool yourself into thinking you're working harder than you really are. Robert Caro bookbugeasy share on social