It's just that, right now, I want to hear you promise me that if we do run out of time and I go mad, like Miranda, it ends with me. The curse ends here, because our baby will be safe. You will make that happen. Isn't that so?" It took him a minute. "Yes," he said finnally. "It's so. Although, if we're just going to talk about the baby, I can think of an easier way to save her." Oh? What?" I'd just lock her up from her sixteenth birthday on." Lucy didn't laugh. "Don't think I haven't thought of that too, love. but here's the thing. That parents try that in all the fairy tales. It never works.
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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. 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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 I'm proposing a change: love thy worker-bee. Celebrate the ones who toil without complaint, play... NANCY LUBLIN Do-gooders are easily overlooked. We're supposed to be soft, touchy-feely types, who wear Birken... NANCY LUBLIN When I have a bad day, I dream about opening up a gelato stand on the streets of Sydney, Australia. ... NANCY LUBLIN Social change isn't something you should do just to help pad a resume. Follow your passion. NANCY LUBLIN I loved junior golf. NANCY LOPEZ If I get involved in a charity, I really want to be a part of it. I don't want to just put my na... NANCY LOPEZ Our players are mad, but it's good mad. NANCY LOPEZ I never taught my girls to play golf; they all played softball. NANCY LOPEZ I try to be very modest with what I do. I'm not a frivolous spender. NANCY LOPEZ My swing is no uglier than Arnold Palmer's, and it's the same ugly swing every time. NANCY LOPEZ The simpler I keep things, the better I play. NANCY LOPEZ Great champions have an enormous sense of pride. The people who excel are those who are driven to sh... NANCY LOPEZ Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see. Judge yourself and you see judges everywhere. But i... NANCY LOPEZ If you're writing a thriller, mystery, Western or adventure-driven book, you'd better keep t... NANCY KRESS As a writer, you must know what promise your story or novel makes. Your reader will know. NANCY KRESS