It's just that, right now, I want to hear you promise me…
“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.”
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
A character grapples with desperate promises to protect a child, confronting moral dilemmas and the futility of extreme measures.
In simple terms: Desperate promises to protect a child lead to moral conflict.
Key Takeaway
Consider the cost of extreme protection.
Themes
protective love
moral conflict
family
sacrifice
danger
Mood
tense
hopeful
conflicted
Type
literary
dramatic
ethical
When to use this quote
- parental decision
- child safety
- storytelling
- conflict resolution
Key Concepts
ethical dilemmas
parental instinct
fatalism
Questions to Reflect On
- Is protecting someone always worth extreme actions?
- What are the limits of parental sacrifice?
A Different Perspective
Such promises may create more harm than safety.