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> [“The King and Queen did the best they could. They hired the most superior tutors and governesses to teach Cimorene all the things a princess ought to know— dancing, embroidery, drawing, and etiquette. There was a great deal of etiquette,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-c-wrede/the-king-and-queen-did-the-best-they-could-they-hired-the-most/)

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## More by Patricia C. Wrede

> [“William didn't look like he'd be difficult about anything - he was thin and sandy-haired and already wore eyeglasses like his father. Most of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-c-wrede/william-didn-t-look-like-he-d-be-difficult-about-anything-he-was-thin/)

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> [“You don’t understand,” Mairelon said dully. “Kim doesn’t want to marry a toff.” Was that what was bothering him? “Well, of all the bacon-brained,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-c-wrede/you-don-t-understand-mairelon-said-dully-kim-doesn-t-want-to-marry-a/)

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> [Of course it doesn't make sense." Lady Wendall said. "The rules of society rarely do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-c-wrede/of-course-it-doesn-t-make-sense-lady-wendall-said-the-rules-of/)

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> [“(In reply to the question, 'Would you like some suggestions for a plot for your next book?') There are three problems with getting plot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-c-wrede/in-reply-to-the-question-would-you-like-some-suggestions-for-a-plot/)

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> [Well, of all the bacon-brained, sapskulled, squirish, buffle-headed nodcocks!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-c-wrede/well-of-all-the-bacon-brained-sapskulled-squirish-buffle-headed/)

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> [“Winter was usually the slow season at the menagerie, with so many of the animals hibernating, but that year I was busier than a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-c-wrede/winter-was-usually-the-slow-season-at-the-menagerie-with-so-many-of/)

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> [Sometimes, though, you have to do things for family, even if you'd rather not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-c-wrede/sometimes-though-you-have-to-do-things-for-family-even-if-you-d/)

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> [“Mendanbar took a deep breath. “You could stay here. At the castle, I mean. With me.” This wasn’t coming out at all the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-c-wrede/mendanbar-took-a-deep-breath-you-could-stay-here-at-the-castle-i-mean/)

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> [“If you're going to be rude, do it for a reason and get something from it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-c-wrede/if-you-re-going-to-be-rude-do-it-for-a-reason-and-get-something-from/)

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> [If you want to build a car, you don't slap a bunch of iron ore, some sand, a rubber tree, and a couple of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-c-wrede/if-you-want-to-build-a-car-you-don-t-slap-a-bunch-of-iron-ore-some/)

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> [“If you brought me out driving just so you could insult me-" "Oh, not just to insult you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-c-wrede/if-you-brought-me-out-driving-just-so-you-could-insult-me-oh-not-just/)

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> [“Four of us,' said Morwen. The cats yowled. 'Yes, I know, and of course you're coming, but you can't carry a bucket of soapy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-c-wrede/four-of-us-said-morwen-the-cats-yowled-yes-i-know-and-of-course-you/)

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> [How can you know it's the best, if you don't learn about anything else?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-c-wrede/how-can-you-know-it-s-the-best-if-you-don-t-learn-about-anything-else/)

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> [“Really, Agatha, you might have told me.” "Told you what?” Mairelon said. “That my ward was once a street thief? I didn’t think it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-c-wrede/really-agatha-you-might-have-told-me-told-you-what-mairelon-said-that/)

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> [“She lived here for a while until she couldn't stand having strangers stand outside and shout, "Rachel! Rachel, send down your chair" any longer.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-c-wrede/she-lived-here-for-a-while-until-she-couldn-t-stand-having-strangers/)

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