Quotes by Pirouettes Death tripped down the corridor, changing step, struck out here and there, danced pirouettes; often I felt his breath on my face when he was miles away; often I fell asleep and dreamed while he stood leaning over my bed. Arthur Koestler pirouettes here-and-there bed Alec looked horrified, as if she'd asked him to put on a tutu and execute a perfect pirouette. Cassandra Clare pirouettes ifs perfect It was all too easy to make things up, it was like skating on thin ice, it was like doing dainty pirouettes on a brittle crust over water thousands of fathoms deep. Jostein Gaarder pirouettes skating-on-thin-ice water Something happens when you feel that energy and excitement from the audience. And you do, I don't know, four pirouettes. You jump higher than you ever have. And it's just this really magical thing that happens in those moments. Misty Copeland pirouettes four energy When you're a dancer, you start with the basics. You don't all of a sudden do a grand jete and pirouette. You start with first position, second, third. Rita Rudner pirouettes dancer firsts