As she turned left to the gateway, it occurred to her that swimming was only one of a very large number of things she had no idea what to do. Peter had been right to object to her ignorance. "It's not that I'm lazy, " she explained to Waif as they arrived in what seemed to be stables, "or stupid. I've just not bothered to look round the edges of Mother's way of doing things, you see. Diana Wynne Jones
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  1. Occasionally he stumbled over the truth, but hastily picked himself up and hurried on as if nothing had happened. - Winston S. Churchill
  2. The truth is like salt. Men want to taste a little, but too much makes everyone sick. - Joe Abercrombie
  3. But to live in ignorance on such a point was impossible. - Jane Austen
  4. It takes a very long time to become young. - Pablo Picasso
  5. Travel brings wisdom only to the wise. It renders the ignorant more ignorant than ever. - Joe Abercrombie
More Quotes By Diana Wynne Jones
  1. I think we ought to live happily ever after.
  2. To love someone enough to let them go, you had to let them go forever or you did not love them that much.
  3. Learn to drive?"" Never, " said Quentin. "My mission in life is to be a passenger.
  4. Nobody gets praised for the right reasons.
  5. You must admit I have a right to live in a pigsty if I want.
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