Patricia C. Wrede

Then they gave me a loaf of bread and told me to walk through the forest and give some to anyone who…

— Patricia C. Wrede

“You don’t understand,” Mairelon said dully. “Kim doesn’t want to marry a toff.” Was that what was bothering him? “Well, of all…

— Patricia C. Wrede

May you and your triple cursed wash water turn purple with orange spots and fall down a bottomless pit!

— Patricia C. Wrede

Humility is as good for the soul as it is for the memory

— Patricia C. Wrede

“Master Richard!” Hunch’s voice was not loud, but it expressed volumes of scandalized disapproval. Mairelon paused and looked up. “What is it?”…

— Patricia C. Wrede

In a lot of ways I was a generation ahead of my generation; I had a working mother wheneveryone else’s mother was…

— Patricia C. Wrede

There is nothing that is quite so reassuring in an awkward situation as knowing that one is well turned-out, and while I…

— Patricia C. Wrede

You mean I'm going to have to do a spell in front of a bunch of toffs?" Kim said, outraged that no…

— Patricia C. Wrede

“Allowing anyone, even Mairelon, not only to come close to her, but to circle her waist with his arms brought back old…

— Patricia C. Wrede

Always be polite to a dragon. It's harder than it sounds. Dragon etiquette is incredibly complicated, and if you make a mistake,…

— Patricia C. Wrede

Well,” said the frog, “what are you going to do about it?” “Marrying Therandil? I don’t know. I’ve tried talking to my…

— Patricia C. Wrede