"...Ah ocean it has been so long. Every footstep is memory, like walking on broken bones. Like that old tale, the girl who wanted to become the best dancer in the world. Yes, said the sorceress, but each time you set your foot on earth will be like knives slashing. If you can stand the pain, you will be granted your desire."
-from The Mistress of Spices, by C.B. Divakaruni