Only twice comes that cry of the mother which one hears as without one's self — at birth and at death . . . why the same? Since one is the cry of supreme joy and the other of sorrow . . . Is it not that in all the Universe there is but one great continuing Sorrow, Joy, Ecstasy, Agony — the Mother Cry of Creation.

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Angela Isadora Duncan (May 26, 1877, or May 27, 1878 – September 14, 1927) was an American-born dancer and choreographer, who was a pioneer of modern contemporary dance and performed to great acclaim throughout Europe and the United States. Born and raised in California, she lived and danced in Western...

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