Nim looked aghast. “Of course not. Do you think my future wife would be a servant? No–it’s Number Seven of the wives. Her name is Begonia.”“Oh, no, Nim, ” Vesper said. “You can’t fall for one of the wives! She’s married. And to the king, no less. That’s illegal. Maybe it shouldn’t be, but you’ll still probably be arrested if anyone finds out–or worse.”“ I knew you’d say that, ” Nim said, turning away. “You’re such a prude, Vesper. Love is above things like rules. And the king has so many wives and mistresses–he doesn’t even remember all of them. Colleen Chen
About This Quote

In this quote, the author is making a point about love and those who do not follow those rules. In this case, the author is talking about a man who has a long string of mistresses and wives, but does not even realize that he has. This is a very common occurrence in our world today where men have mistresses and women have husbands. The rules on one hand say that you cannot be with someone who is married, but on the other hand, it does not matter what rules there may be because people break them anyway.

Source: Dysmorphic Kingdom

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