With each piece I've completed I have worked to make it intact, and ea…

Twyla Tharp
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With each piece I've completed I have worked to make it intact, and each of them has been an equal high. It's like children. A mother refuses to pick out one as a favorite, and I can't do any better with the dances. ✨ The High Priestess of Creative Movement. The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 25, 1993.
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