And Annie showed me how ailanthus trees grow under subway and sewer gratings, stretching toward the sun, making shelter in the summer, she said, laughing, for the small dragons that live under the streets.


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In Gnosticism, the physical world did not ultimately matter - which meant physical suffering did not...
NANCY PEARCEY
I have only ever read one book in my life, and that is White Fang. It's so frightfully good I...
NANCY MITFORD
I Love children, especially when they cry for then someone takes them away.
NANCY MITFORD
To fall in love you have to be in the state of mind for it to take, like a disease.
NANCY MITFORD
Surely a King who loves pleasure is less dangerous than one who loves glory?
NANCY MITFORD
I'm no actor. And I wasn't like George Lucas or Spielberg, making home movies as a teenager,...
NANCY MEYERS
I don't want to be known as the one who makes movies for older people.
NANCY MEYERS
I wasn't the kind of kid like Spielberg or Lucas who knew to go to film school. I didn't kno...
NANCY MEYERS
I really wanted to be a writer.
NANCY MEYERS
My movies are not messed with by the studios.
NANCY MEYERS
I don't diet, I don't do fads, I've just decided to not eat carbs. So no more bread and ...
NANCY MEYERS
I like to eat meals I will remember. Otherwise, what's the point?
NANCY MEYERS
We don't want to be our own niche. We're filmmakers like everybody. How many years in a row ...
NANCY MEYERS
There's a hardening of the culture. Reality TV has lowered the standards of entertainment. You&#...
NANCY MEYERS
Being part of a team helped me so much. I know the fact that there was a man in the room with me all...
NANCY MEYERS
I don't shoot movies quickly because I get a lot of coverage and a lot of angles, so we have all...
NANCY MEYERS
I've always been blessed with confidence. I am a glass-half-full person. My first movie, 'Pr...
NANCY MEYERS
Normally I don't watch myself, because I'm not very objective.
NANCY MCKEON
I started working at the age of 2, doing commercials and modeling in New York.
NANCY MCKEON
Actually I've never had formal training, I was lucky enough to continue working most of my caree...
NANCY MCKEON
Personally I had the opportunity to go on several ride alongs with the LA County Sheriff's Depar...
NANCY MCKEON
One person I've always wanted to work with who would be an amazing guest star would be James Ear...
NANCY MCKEON
I'd never played a cop before, and this particular role with what she is going thru, especially ...
NANCY MCKEON
At the moment I really love listening to the Dave Matthews Band.
NANCY MCKEON
I was a very shy, overly big, kind of creepy-looking kid.
NANCY MARCHAND
I wasn't a glamour-puss, and there were more interesting roles for an actress like me in the the...
NANCY MARCHAND
Acting was something I had to do.
NANCY MARCHAND
There are a lot of different facets to my personality that I don't use all the time in my house,...
NANCY MARCHAND
I'm always very uncomfortable with people. It's something that I get upset with myself for, ...
NANCY MARCHAND
My Christian Louboutins are also one of the secrets to my not-for-profit success. Here's why - a...
NANCY LUBLIN
Teens look at cause-related efforts with some scrutiny. They know they are often a target market, bu...
NANCY LUBLIN
Many think kids have lots of time and few responsibilities. And that's just not true. They are s...
NANCY LUBLIN
For a long time, the for-profit world has told us in the not-for-profit sector to behave more like b...
NANCY LUBLIN
Picking and choosing what kind of love is worth recognizing is an expensive choice. Is discriminatio...
NANCY LUBLIN
I'm an entrepreneur. I'm married to an entrepreneur. So I haven't just sipped the entrep...
NANCY LUBLIN
Entrepreneurship is the very back bone of our country and what makes us great - we are a nation of f...
NANCY LUBLIN
If most people were to take a moment to picture in their minds the average, not-for-profit, save-the...
NANCY LUBLIN
I don't take fancy vacations. I buy all my jewelry at Claire's. I can't remember the las...
NANCY LUBLIN
I believe in helping young people rock causes they care about because I was one of those young peopl...
NANCY LUBLIN
I don't run a non-profit. There are lots of non-profits in America - in Detroit, parts of Wall S...
NANCY LUBLIN
When I was 23, I founded an organization called Dress for Success, which is now in more than 100 cit...
NANCY LUBLIN
I run a charity. If my name pops up in your call ID, chances are I'm about to ask you for someth...
NANCY LUBLIN
Simply, I believe the United States should lower the voting age to 17.
NANCY LUBLIN
Commit yourself to an organization or cause that genuinely fires you up.
NANCY LUBLIN
Young people are this awesome, creative, hopeful untapped resource out there.
NANCY LUBLIN