--- title: "23 Parenting Quotes By Kristin Cashore" description: "23 Parenting quotes by Kristin Cashore. Plus more from Kristin Cashore and more Parenting sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95b/kristin-cashore-369_children_not-all-daughters-were-like-their-father_442980.png" --- > [“Not all daughters were like their fathers. A daughter monster chose the monster she would be.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/not-all-daughters-were-like-their-fathers-a-daughter-monster-chose/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95b/kristin-cashore-369_children_not-all-daughters-were-like-their-father_442980.png) > [My life is an apology for the life of my father.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/my-life-is-an-apology-for-the-life-of-my-father/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73e/kristin-cashore-369_apology_my-life-is-an-apology-for-the-life-of-my_838936.png) > [If we're to be judged by our parents and grandparents, then we all may as well impale ourselves upon jagged bits of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/if-we-re-to-be-judged-by-our-parents-and-grandparents-then-we-all-may-2/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9e/kristin-cashore-369_grandparent_if-we-re-to-be-judged-by-our-parents-and_3047864.png) > [Fire sat unbreathing. A life that was an apology for the life of his father: It was a notion she could understand,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/fire-sat-unbreathing-a-life-that-was-an-apology-for-the-life-of-his/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b2/kristin-cashore-369_apology_fire-sat-unbreathing-a-life-that-was-an_507592.png) > [“First, everyone's going to die. Second, love is stupid. It has nothing to do with reason. You love whomever you love. Against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/first-everyone-s-going-to-die-second-love-is-stupid-it-has-nothing-to/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e4/kristin-cashore-369_love_first-everyone-s-going-to-die-second-lov_1106746.png) > [“For my mother, Nedda Previtera Cashore, who has a meatball Grace, and my father, J. Michael Cashore, who is Graced with losing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/for-my-mother-nedda-previtera-cashore-who-has-a-meatball-grace-and-my/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/528/kristin-cashore-369_father_for-my-mother-nedda-previtera-cashore-wh_67668.jpg) > [“Not all sons were like their fathers. A son chose the man he would be. Not all daughters were like their fathers.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/not-all-sons-were-like-their-fathers-a-son-chose-the-man-he-would-be/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/754/kristin-cashore-369_children_not-all-sons-were-like-their-fathers-a-s_1560476.png) > [“For every peaceful man, there was a man who wanted to hurt her, even kill her, because she was a gorgeous thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/for-every-peaceful-man-there-was-a-man-who-wanted-to-hurt-her-even/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/kristin-cashore-369_despised_for-every-peaceful-man-there-was-a-man-w_1304738.png) > [“If we're to be judged by our parents and grandparents, then we all may as well impale ourselves upon bits of rock.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/if-we-re-to-be-judged-by-our-parents-and-grandparents-then-we-all-may/) [kristin cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f3/kristin-cashore-369_fire_if-we-re-to-be-judged-by-our-parents-and_1361695.png) > [And," he continued, his strange smile gleaming, "as I see it, our hearts are not so different in size. I murdered my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/and-he-continued-his-strange-smile-gleaming-as-i-see-it-our-hearts/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1df/kristin-cashore-369_different_and-he-continued-his-strange-smile-gleam_1905999.png) > [“Madlen came to sit beside her on the bed. "Lady Queen," she said with her own particular brand of rough gentleness. "It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/madlen-came-to-sit-beside-her-on-the-bed-lady-queen-she-said-with-her/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6e/kristin-cashore-369_children_madlen-came-to-sit-beside-her-on-the-bed_3160436.jpg) > [Helda's been trying to impress me with the embroidery on the sheets. One more minute and I thought I might use them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/helda-s-been-trying-to-impress-me-with-the-embroidery-on-the-sheets/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31b/kristin-cashore-369_details_helda-s-been-trying-to-impress-me-with-t_1788881.png) > [“All right. But rocks, Mother, I hope I’ll never be called king.” “You once hoped you’d never be a soldier.” “Don’t remind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/all-right-but-rocks-mother-i-hope-i-ll-never-be-called-king-you-once/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d4/kristin-cashore-369_life_all-right-but-rocks-mother-i-hope-i-ll-n_868754.jpg) > [ Part a of scene from 'Bitterblue' between Madlen (Bitterblue's medicine woman) and Bitterblue: Madlen came to sit beside her \[Bitterblue\] on the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/part-a-of-scene-from-bitterblue-between-madlen-bitterblue-s-medicine/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b8/kristin-cashore-369_allowing_part-a-of-scene-from-bitterblue-between_506568.png) > [“Lienid are so odd; your reactions are never what mine would be. You, so calm, when I’ve hurt you so badly. Your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/lienid-are-so-odd-your-reactions-are-never-what-mine-would-be-you-so/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/015/kristin-cashore-369_parenting_lienid-are-so-odd-your-reactions-are-nev_646193.jpg) > [“Drops of rain pattered onto her scarf and her shoulders. “Your mother had red hair,” Brigan said, lightly, as if they didn’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/drops-of-rain-pattered-onto-her-scarf-and-her-shoulders-your-mother/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c56/kristin-cashore-369_gaze_drops-of-rain-pattered-onto-her-scarf-an_1602014.jpg) > [“Why were his eyes so uneasy? Why was he looking at the table and the floor, but never into her face? It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/why-were-his-eyes-so-uneasy-why-was-he-looking-at-the-table-and-the/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/720/kristin-cashore-369_parenting_why-were-his-eyes-so-uneasy-why-was-he-l_1708220.jpg) > [“Sometimes I think you take over my mind,” Larch said, “with your words.” Immiker’s smile widened, and then he began to laugh.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/sometimes-i-think-you-take-over-my-mind-larch-said-with-your-words/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32a/kristin-cashore-369_parenting_sometimes-i-think-you-take-over-my-mind_1231006.png) > [“Cansrel, her beautiful monster father. Monsters in the Dells came from monsters. A monster could breed with a non-monster of its species—her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/cansrel-her-beautiful-monster-father-monsters-in-the-dells-came-from/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b67/kristin-cashore-369_dark-blue_cansrel-her-beautiful-monster-father-mon_2422848.png) > [“It’s what they do, Father,” Immiker explained to him, over and over. “It’s part of their monstrous power. They stun you with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/it-s-what-they-do-father-immiker-explained-to-him-over-and-over-it-s/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/016/kristin-cashore-369_parenting_it-s-what-they-do-father-immiker-explain_2293911.png) > [“IMMIKER HAD HOBBIES. He liked to play with little monsters. He liked to tie them down and peel away their claws, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/immiker-had-hobbies-he-liked-to-play-with-little-monsters-he-liked-to/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af6/kristin-cashore-369_parenting_immiker-had-hobbies-he-liked-to-play-wit_2339796.png) > [“hope you’re right, Mother, because I don’t care how highly you think of her. If she’s like Cansrel I’ll snap her neck.”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/hope-you-re-right-mother-because-i-don-t-care-how-highly-you-think-of/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bd/kristin-cashore-369_gaze_hope-you-re-right-mother-because-i-don-t_2305998.png) > [“He rubbed his head. “I’ve always thought it strange that my mother and father have no suspicions about Leck, even knowing his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/he-rubbed-his-head-i-ve-always-thought-it-strange-that-my-mother-and/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/950/kristin-cashore-369_mother-and-father_he-rubbed-his-head-i-ve-always-thought-i_1479242.jpg) ## Other authors on Parenting - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jodi-picoult-50321.jpg) Jodi Picoult 117 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parenting/jodi-picoult/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-cassandra-clare-21529.jpg) Cassandra Clare 95 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parenting/cassandra-clare/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sherrilyn-kenyon-84925.jpg) Sherrilyn Kenyon 89 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parenting/sherrilyn-kenyon/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-shakespeare-95899.jpg) William Shakespeare 82 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parenting/william-shakespeare/) - [Jarod Kintz 81 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parenting/jarod-kintz/) - [George R.R. Martin 79 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parenting/george-r-r-martin/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bible-17752.jpg) Bible 68 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parenting/bible/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-ritu-ghatourey-5.jpg) Ritu Ghatourey 64 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parenting/ritu-ghatourey/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-mitch-albom-68622.jpg) Mitch Albom 62 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parenting/mitch-albom/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-anne-lamott-13804.jpg) Anne Lamott 56 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parenting/anne-lamott/) ## More by Kristin Cashore > [“Back onto their horses, and shortly thereafter word had come around from the command units that any soldier brawling over any matter relating to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/back-onto-their-horses-and-shortly-thereafter-word-had-come-around/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) > [“The girls clipped and swept, and Katsa’s hair fell away. She thrilled at the unfamiliar chill of air on her neck. And wondered if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/the-girls-clipped-and-swept-and-katsa-s-hair-fell-away-she-thrilled/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) > [“Raffin appeared again, a floor above her, on the balconied passageway that ran past his workrooms. He leaned over the railing and called down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/raffin-appeared-again-a-floor-above-her-on-the-balconied-passageway/) [Kristin cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) > [“When you’re a monster, she thought, you are thanked and praised for not behaving like a monster. She would like to restrain from cruelty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/when-you-re-a-monster-she-thought-you-are-thanked-and-praised-for-not/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) > [“She glanced up at him, and in that moment he pulled his wet shirt over his head. She forced her mind blank. Blank as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/she-glanced-up-at-him-and-in-that-moment-he-pulled-his-wet-shirt-over/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) > [“She had thought she'd already reached her capacity for pain and had no room inside her for more. But she remembered having told Archer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/she-had-thought-she-d-already-reached-her-capacity-for-pain-and-had/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) > [“He thinks it's dangerous for us to leave each other so much freedom and make these vague plans to travel together in the future,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/he-thinks-it-s-dangerous-for-us-to-leave-each-other-so-much-freedom/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) > [Ideas were growing in all directions and dimensions; they were becoming a sculpture, or a castle. And then everyone left her, to return to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/ideas-were-growing-in-all-directions-and-dimensions-they-were/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) > [But everyone has some kind of power to hurt people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/but-everyone-has-some-kind-of-power-to-hurt-people/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) > [“Papa?” she said, turning in circles now, spinning to look at each of the entrances. “Do you mean Papa? Where?” He came through an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/papa-she-said-turning-in-circles-now-spinning-to-look-at-each-of-the/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) > [“He decided to mark this new era in his life with a change of his foolish, sentimental name. The people of this land had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/he-decided-to-mark-this-new-era-in-his-life-with-a-change-of-his/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) > [I know you don't want this, Katsa. But I can't help myself. The moment you came barreling into my life I was lost. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/i-know-you-don-t-want-this-katsa-but-i-can-t-help-myself-the-moment/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) > [“Como no te has dado cuenta de que tus ojos me atrapan igual que te ocurre a ti con los míos”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/como-no-te-has-dado-cuenta-de-que-tus-ojos-me-atrapan-igual-que-te/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) > [I've been afraid of being Cansrel,' she said aloud to her reflection. 'But I'm not Cansrel.' At her elbow, Musa said blandly, 'Any one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/i-ve-been-afraid-of-being-cansrel-she-said-aloud-to-her-reflection/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) > [Find something useful to do with your morning,' she thought to him as she neared her chambers. 'Do something heroic in front of an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/find-something-useful-to-do-with-your-morning-she-thought-to-him-as/) [Kristin Cashore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-cashore/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parenting/kristin-cashore/#itemlist", "name": "23 Parenting Quotes By Kristin Cashore", "numberOfItems": 23, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Not all daughters were like their fathers. 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One more minute and I thought I might use them to hang myself.\" \"My mother did the embroidery,\" Bittterblue said. Katsa clapped her mouth shut and glared at Helda. \"Thank you, Helda, for mentioning that detail.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kristin Cashore" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/helda-s-been-trying-to-impress-me-with-the-embroidery-on-the-sheets/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31b/kristin-cashore-369_details_helda-s-been-trying-to-impress-me-with-t_1788881.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31b/kristin-cashore-369_details_helda-s-been-trying-to-impress-me-with-t_1788881.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31b/kristin-cashore-369_details_helda-s-been-trying-to-impress-me-with-t_1788881.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Helda's been trying to impress me with the embroidery on the sheets. 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You, so calm, when I’ve hurt you so badly. Your father’s sister, so strange in her grief.” Po narrowed his eyes then. “What do you mean?” “About what? Isn’t the Queen of Monsea your father’s sister?” “What’s she done, my father’s sister?” “The word is, she stopped eating when she heard of your grandfather’s disappearance. You didn’t know? And then she closed herself and her child into her rooms. 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Why was he looking at the table and the floor, but never into her face? It was concern, for his father’s sister. It was worry for the people he cared about. For that was his way, this Lienid. His friendship was true. He looked at her then. The smallest of smiles flickered across his face, but it didn’t reach his eyes. “Don’t feel too kindly toward me, Katsa. Neither of us is blameless as a friend.” He left her then, to find Raffin. She stood and stared at the place where he’d just been. 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If only everyone were as stupid as you are, Father.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kristin Cashore" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/sometimes-i-think-you-take-over-my-mind-larch-said-with-your-words/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32a/kristin-cashore-369_parenting_sometimes-i-think-you-take-over-my-mind_1231006.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32a/kristin-cashore-369_parenting_sometimes-i-think-you-take-over-my-mind_1231006.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32a/kristin-cashore-369_parenting_sometimes-i-think-you-take-over-my-mind_1231006.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Sometimes I think you take over my mind,” Larch said, “with your words.” Immiker’s smile widened, and then…” — Kristin Cashore", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 19, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Cansrel, her beautiful monster father. Monsters in the Dells came from monsters. A monster could breed with a non-monster of its species—her mother had not been a monster—but the progeny was always monstrous. Cansrel had had glittery silver hair with glints of blue, and deep, dark blue eyes. His body, his face breathtaking, smooth and beautifully cut, like crystal reflecting light, glowing with that intangible something that all monsters have. He had been the most stunning man alive when he’d lived, or at least Fire had found him so. He had been better than she at controlling the minds of humans. 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He liked to play with little monsters. He liked to tie them down and peel away their claws, or their vividly colored scales, or clumps of their hair and feathers. One day in the boy’s tenth year, Larch came upon Immiker slicing stripes down the stomach of a rabbit that was colored like the sky. Even bleeding, even shaking and wild-eyed, the rabbit was beautiful to Larch. He stared at the creature and forgot why he’d come looking for Immiker. How sad it was, to see something so small and helpless, something so beautiful, damaged in fun. The rabbit began to make noises, horrible, panicked squeaks, and Larch heard himself whimpering. Immiker glanced at Larch. “It doesn’t hurt her, Father.” Instantly Larch felt better, knowing that the monster wasn’t in pain. But then the rabbit let out a very small, very desperate whine, and Larch was confused. He looked at his son. The boy held a dagger dripping with blood before the eyes of the shaking creature, and smiled at his father.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kristin Cashore" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/immiker-had-hobbies-he-liked-to-play-with-little-monsters-he-liked-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af6/kristin-cashore-369_parenting_immiker-had-hobbies-he-liked-to-play-wit_2339796.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af6/kristin-cashore-369_parenting_immiker-had-hobbies-he-liked-to-play-wit_2339796.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af6/kristin-cashore-369_parenting_immiker-had-hobbies-he-liked-to-play-wit_2339796.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“IMMIKER HAD HOBBIES. He liked to play with little monsters. 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No one would even suspect, for who could suspect a Grace that controlled suspicions? “He could have the Grace of fooling people,” Po said. “The Grace of confusing people with lies, lies that spread from kingdom to kingdom. Imagine it, Katsa—people carrying his lies in their own mouths, and spreading them to believing ears; absurd lies, erasing logic and truth, all the way to Lienid. Can you imagine the power of a person who had such a Grace? He could create whatever reputation for himself he wished. He could take whatever he wanted and no one would ever hold him responsible.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kristin Cashore" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-cashore/he-rubbed-his-head-i-ve-always-thought-it-strange-that-my-mother-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/950/kristin-cashore-369_mother-and-father_he-rubbed-his-head-i-ve-always-thought-i_1479242.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/950/kristin-cashore-369_mother-and-father_he-rubbed-his-head-i-ve-always-thought-i_1479242.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/950/kristin-cashore-369_mother-and-father_he-rubbed-his-head-i-ve-always-thought-i_1479242.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“He rubbed his head. “I’ve always thought it strange that my mother and father have no suspicions about Leck…” — Kristin Cashore", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parenting/kristin-cashore/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parenting/kristin-cashore/", "name": "Parenting Quotes by Kristin Cashore", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/parenting/kristin-cashore/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95b/kristin-cashore-369_children_not-all-daughters-were-like-their-father_442980.png" }, "description": "23 Parenting quotes by Kristin Cashore. 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