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While the fee by itself wasn’t catastrophic, Krinsky said, “I need to stop it so it’s not a recurring, open-ended thing where I can get a bill next year for a million dollars.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
Locke: I came in for my two days and I got to feel a bit like an insider outsider of the thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
"The greatest thing is the blind community and the sighted community getting together for these performances, which are a real celebration of creativity."
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
“That’s the thing I’ve learned from my day job of working with lawyers: Sometimes you just need to ensure the timing is right.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
I make eye contact and we do the nodding thing.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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