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> [“But how can an ordinary girl not know this? Had Varana's mother not bothered to teach her anything at all or just shouted complaints from a distance while her children fought and argued amongst themselves like wolf cubs?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-downie/but-how-can-an-ordinary-girl-not-know-this-had-varana-s-mother-not/)

[Ruth Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-downie/)

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## More by Ruth Downie

> [“There were many things a man might think he should be told when a woman agreed to marry him. She had choose not to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-downie/there-were-many-things-a-man-might-think-he-should-be-told-when-a/)

[Ruth Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-downie/)

> [“I seem to remember sitting on a golden bench, and she started chattering about the sunset, or something. She seemed quite happy so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-downie/i-seem-to-remember-sitting-on-a-golden-bench-and-she-started/)

[Ruth Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-downie/)

> [“But, when she was alone, someone rapped on the door and she found herself on her feet, knife in hand, before she had time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-downie/but-when-she-was-alone-someone-rapped-on-the-door-and-she-found/)

[Ruth Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-downie/)

> [“...a little knowledge would unlock the gates to vast and unsuspected gates of ignorance.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-downie/a-little-knowledge-would-unlock-the-gates-to-vast-and-unsuspected/)

[Ruth Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-downie/)

> [“Sparrows and pigeons and a blackbird were celebrating the morning in the courtyard.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-downie/sparrows-and-pigeons-and-a-blackbird-were-celebrating-the-morning-in/)

[Ruth Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-downie/)

> [“But she’s only a woman!” The watch captain shook his head again. “So was Helen of Troy, sir. Look what she started.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-downie/but-she-s-only-a-woman-the-watch-captain-shook-his-head-again-so-was/)

[Ruth Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-downie/)

> [“The Empress Sabina had long ago formed her own theory about the nonsense in travel books. No traveler, having gone to the expense and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-downie/the-empress-sabina-had-long-ago-formed-her-own-theory-about-the/)

[Ruth Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-downie/)

> [“But what if--- Most of what if never happens.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-downie/but-what-if-most-of-what-if-never-happens/)

[Ruth Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-downie/)

> [“wriggled to avoid the lump that always seemed directly under”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-downie/wriggled-to-avoid-the-lump-that-always-seemed-directly-under/)

[Ruth Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-downie/)

> [“That was one of the bad things about being able to read: people could nag you from a great distance.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-downie/that-was-one-of-the-bad-things-about-being-able-to-read-people-could/)

[Ruth Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-downie/)

> [“But how can an ordinary girl not know this? Had Varana's mother not bothered to teach her anything at all or just shouted complaints…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-downie/but-how-can-an-ordinary-girl-not-know-this-had-varana-s-mother-not/)

[Ruth Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-downie/)

> [“He tried the diversion of reciting all the bones in the body, working down the left side, down to the toes and then back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-downie/he-tried-the-diversion-of-reciting-all-the-bones-in-the-body-working/)

[Ruth Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-downie/)

> [“Quid nomen tibi est? She was not about to offer her name up to a stranger. It was almost the only thing she possessed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-downie/quid-nomen-tibi-est-she-was-not-about-to-offer-her-name-up-to-a/)

[Ruth Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-downie/)

> [“One of the many difficult things about women was that they tended to pick the most unsuitable times to tell you something they considered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-downie/one-of-the-many-difficult-things-about-women-was-that-they-tended-to/)

[Ruth Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-downie/)

> [“And leave me alone when I tell ya to. I will have things to do that are private. I cannot always have you trailing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-downie/and-leave-me-alone-when-i-tell-ya-to-i-will-have-things-to-do-that/)

[Ruth Downie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-downie/)

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