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" I was dancing on Broadway for many years. Then everyone was either getting injured or retiring, and I was dancing with younger dancers. "

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" I think the leotard for me became, after I retired, a sort of a symbol of the confines of still fitting into the ballet world in mind and body. "

" I was so comfortable with my ballet power, my dancer power, that to have a voice, the comfort with having a voice, is slower to come to me. "

" I love that moment of, 'Remember when?' I love to waft. "

" A lot of my career and my drive and my passion and my striving to be better and better was built on insecurity. "

" Certain people have certain ways of focusing on things, and some arrange their lens to a pinhole in order to focus only on their goal. Others have a giant lens, and they take in the whole panorama. I was that pinhole kind of person. "

" Sometimes I miss being en pointe, but not a whole lot. Every once and a while, I would love to float for a minute on a shoe. But for the most part, I did it long enough that it's OK. "

" So much is made about the beginnings of ballet careers, the rosebud, and then once the petals and leaves start falling off, is it beautiful anymore? Some people think it is; some people don't. The expectation is to focus on the very beautiful parts, not the ending. "

" As I aged and I got stronger artistically, I really started to value my voice in performance - my 'voice' meaning my body, my technique, and my style. Then I started to really feel that flower as well. That's when I started to feel like, 'Wow - now I understand what my beauty is.' "

" The moment is everything. Don't think about tomorrow; don't think about yesterday: think about exactly what you're doing right now and live it and dance it and breath it and be it. "

" I knew I wanted to be a ballet dancer, but what kind, I wasn't sure. My two dream companies had been New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theater. "

" I feel the ticking clock. And at times, I've said if I don't dance, I'd rather die. "

" There are many ways to lead a life. It would always be ideal to have a paycheck coming in. But I really love this fly-by-the-seat-of-the-pants approach. It's scary and wonderful at the same time. I feel very open to many possibilities. "

" I really miss dancing all day long. But something I really love is not dancing all day long. I love that I can't rely on dancing all day long to stay creative. "

" When you are a kid, you find so much comfort in dancing. I was comforted. "

" Being a ballerina, you don't ever want to show yourself less than perfect, ever. That's what your goal is: 24/7 perfection. "

" Aging gracefully means being flexible, being open, allowing change, enjoying change and loving yourself. "

" I always looked at the process and the career of being a ballerina as sacred. It's a true gift to have this talent and perform these masterworks; it's sublime. "

" As ballerinas, we don't use our voices. Our voice is the body and the movement quality. "

" My art form is my child, and that's what I give my focus to. "

" I look back, and I have no regrets, truly. Everything led me to the place where I am now. "

" I liked the structure of ballet. "

" I really only had one audition in my life, and that was when I was 14 or 15. When I was that young, I listened to what my teachers would say, like wearing a certain kind of leotard that you'll be noticed in. "

" I've let my body soften. I've let it relax. "

" I have a lot of energy, a lot of interest, a lot of desire. "

" I've always felt like a different kind of ballerina. "

" You have to decide when it is time to move on. "