Of Noble Family Quotes

“She sighed to cover her agitation. “You are insufferable.” “I prefer ‘inscrutable.’” He smiled, softening a little at her teasing tone, and because she had allowed the change of topic. “Inexplicable would be more accurate.” “Inconceivable!” She rested her hand on her ever-increasing stomach. “Not any longer.” He laughed and kissed her on the forehead. “I do not think that word means what you think it means.” “Humph!” But Jane was delighted that she had managed to make him laugh.”
― Mary Robinette Kowal, Of Noble Family

“I must not undervalue my work simply because I enjoy it. A working artist understands his worth and lives by it.”
― Mary Robinette Kowal, Of Noble Family

“...you must not depreciate the power of well-fitted breeches upon a lady's admiration.”
― Mary Robinette Kowal, Of Noble Family

“Looking at the root of a word is much like looking at the roots of a tree. The foundation is important, but even a tree with a strong root can still bear sickly fruit if it is subject to mismanagement.”
― Mary Robinette Kowal, Of Noble Family

“There then passed a period of time in which Jane said many unutterable things.”
― Mary Robinette Kowal, Of Noble Family