Many Other Women Have Kicked

I Had Had To Learn The Difference Between The Bearable Fatigue And The Unbearable, The Fatigue Of Fear. The First Can Be Cured By A Night's Sleep; The Second Kills.

Toe Dancing Is A Dandy Attention Getter, Second Only To Screaming.

The Choreographic Process Is Exhausting. It Happens On One's Feet After Hours Of Work, And The Energy Required Is Roughly The Equivalent Of Writing A Novel And Winning A Tennis Match Simultaneously.

Many Other Women Have Kicked Higher, Balanced Longer, Or Turned Faster. These Are Poor Substitutes For Passion.

To Dance Is To Be Out Of Yourself. Larger, More Beautiful, More Powerful. This Is Power, It Is Glory On Earth And It Is Yours For The Taking.