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161 " So I feel sorry for her. She really cares about that klutz in the tin can. "
― Patricia C. Wrede , The Enchanted Forest Chronicles (The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1-4)
162 " I schooled my countenance to convey my respect for their wisdom, my regard for their position, and the possibility that butter wouldn’t melt in my mouth. "
― Patricia C. Wrede , The Grand Tour (Cecelia and Kate, #2)
163 " Kazul’s not my dragon,” Cimorene said sharply. “I’m her princess. "
― Patricia C. Wrede
164 " Thank goodness that's over," she said, taking the crown off and throwing it across the cave. It hit the wall and bounced off with a harsh clang. "You shouldn't treat your crown like that, Your Majesty," Cimorene said, retrieving the iron circlet. "Of course I should," Kazul said. "It's expected. That's why we made it out of iron instead of something soft and bendable. ... "
― Patricia C. Wrede , Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1)
165 " Good morning, Morwen," Chairwitch Archaniz croaked. "What is this I hear about you growing lilacs in your garden?" "Since I don't know what you've heard, I can't answer you," Morwen replied. Come in and have some cider." ... "Don't be provoking, Morwen. You're a witch. You're supposed to grow poison oak and snakeroot and wolfbane, not lilacs. You'll get thrown out of the Deadly Nightshade Gardening Club if you aren't careful. "
― Patricia C. Wrede , Calling on Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #3)
166 " Thank you very much,” I said. “But I really ought to tell you: I’m not a lord.” The dwarf smiled tolerantly. “Of course not, my lord. Is there anything else we can do for you? "
167 " he turned my hand over again and brushed a kiss across my knuckles. I experienced a nearly overpowering desire to hit him in the eye. "
― Patricia C. Wrede , Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot (Cecelia and Kate, #1)
168 " When things do go wrong, one would think that worry would’ve prepared one in some way. This is not the case. "
169 " I wasn’t going to get anywhere if I kept avoiding things, and I might miss something important. "
170 " I think some people are lucky to be so fond of a place they are going back to. But it’s not lucky if they let that blind them to the place they find themselves "
171 " Smiling, I picked up the other two bundles and followed happily after. "
― Patricia C. Wrede , Talking to Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #4)
172 " Shiara glanced up at me, then sighed. “Oh, all right. I’m sorry, Suz.” The lizard twisted his head around. “You are?” He ran around the branch again and peered at her upside down from underneath the limb. “No, you’re not at all. How disappointing. I accept.” He ran back up on top of the branch. "
173 " Perfect happiness is good for one’s soul. It is wonderful for one’s temper. However, in my experience, it tends to impair one’s wits. "
174 " Bureaucrats!" Professor Torgeson said, like it was a really bad word, and her Vinland accent got thicker, the way it always did when she got angry. "
― Patricia C. Wrede , The Far West (Frontier Magic, #3)
175 " An unintentional conflict would never do.” “Whereas intentional conflicts are the done thing?” Thomas said. “Only when I do them, dear. "
176 " I wish we could persuade either Thomas or James to be more forthcoming! "
177 " You yourself, I seem to remember, have a way of soaking up scandal broth even as you seem to have a mind for higher and nobler things. Stir yourself. "
― Patricia C. Wrede , The Mislaid Magician; or, Ten Years After (Cecelia and Kate, #3)
178 " It is better to be prepared for the rock that doesn't fall than to be hit on the head by the one that you didn't expect. "
― Patricia C. Wrede , The Raven Ring (Lyra, #5)
179 " Cimorene "
180 " Jar Jar Binks "
― Patricia C. Wrede , Star Wars: Prequel Trilogy