Complicated Quote by Terry Pratchett
“Although she was aware that somewhere under her complicated strata of vests and petticoats there was some skin, that didn't mean to say she approved of it.”
About This Quote
Source Novel: Discworld series, 1990s (specific book unspecified)
The character acknowledges the physical reality beneath elaborate clothing but does not endorse it, highlighting a disconnect between awareness and approval.
In simple terms: She knows the truth but doesn't support it.
Key Takeaway
Recognize facts without endorsing harmful practices.
Themes
social commentary
gender
body image
Mood
critical
thoughtful
analytical
Type
literary
social
ethical
When to use this quote
- fashion industry
- body positivity movements
- media representation
- personal relationships
Key Concepts
Social norms
personal agency
cultural critique
Questions to Reflect On
- What responsibilities arise from awareness?
- How can one act on knowledge to effect change?
A Different Perspective
May underplay the impact of such attitudes on others.
![“For many women like Sarah Morgan, clothing at once expressed desire and dread, possibility and impossibility. "If I was only a man!" she exclaimed. "I dont know a woman here who does not groan over her misfortune in being clothed in petticoats; why cant we fight as well as the men[?]” quote by Drew Gilpin Faust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d9a/drew-gilpin-faust-13526_fashion_for-many-women-like-sarah-morgan-clothin_2622336.jpg)
![“Geometry, which should only obey Physics, when united with it sometimes commands it. If it happens that the question which we wish to examine is too complicated for all the elements to be able to enter into the analytical comparison we wish to make, we separate the more inconvenient [elements], we…” quote by Jean le Rond d'Alembert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0d9/jean-le-rond-d-alembert-26487_able_geometry-which-should-only-obey-physics_6945.jpg)
