Vus saw me as the fresh of his youthful dream. I would bring him the vitality of jazz and the endurance of a people who had survived over three hundred and fifty five years of slavery. With me in his bed he would challenge the loneliness of exile. With my courage added to his own he would challenge the ignominious white rule in South Africa to an end. If I didn't already have the qualities he needed, then I would just develop them. Infatuation made me believe in my ability to create myself into my lover's desire. That would be nothing for a stepper.

The Heart of a Woman
Maya Angelou