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Jürgen Fuchs
Millie’s younger sister and Teddy’s childhood sweetheart. Nancy’s fate is inextricably linked to Ursula’s because in some timelines, she is murdered by an unknown man while she walking home alone. In others, however, Ursula is able to walk Nancy home and thus prevent her murder. In the iterations in which Nancy lives, she and Teddy continue their relationship, and it is implied that they will marry after the war.
Nancy Shawcross Quotes in Life After Life
The Life After Life quotes below are all either spoken by Nancy Shawcross or refer to Nancy Shawcross. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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The Broad Sunlit Uplands, May 1945
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Ursula stayed where she was, worried suddenly that if she moved it would all disappear, the whole happy scene break into pieces before her eyes. But then she thought, no, this was real, this was true, and she laughed with uncomplicated joy as Teddy let go of Nancy long enough to stand to attention and give Ursula a smart salute.
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Nancy Shawcross Quotes in Life After Life
The Life After Life quotes below are all either spoken by Nancy Shawcross or refer to Nancy Shawcross. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
The Broad Sunlit Uplands, May 1945
Quotes
Ursula stayed where she was, worried suddenly that if she moved it would all disappear, the whole happy scene break into pieces before her eyes. But then she thought, no, this was real, this was true, and she laughed with uncomplicated joy as Teddy let go of Nancy long enough to stand to attention and give Ursula a smart salute.
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