People have asked me why I chose to be a dancer. I did not choose. I w…

Martha Graham
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People have asked me why I chose to be a dancer. I did not choose. I was chosen to be a dancer, and with that, you live all your life. ✨ Martha Graham (1991). Blood Memory, Washington Square Press
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