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Tag: Deerskin

A working definition of expediency

An excerpt from Robin Hobb's book, DEERSKIN: "A few of the waiting-women and one or two of the ministers (not including the one whose statue continued to grace the princess's receiving-room) had enough common sense to recognize what was under their noses, and cultivated relationships with Ash. Lisa, who was learning many things, rapidly formed a working definition of expediency, but could nonetheless not quite harden her heart against anyone who smiled at her dog. Ash, who thought that people existed to be playmates for puppies, was only too happy to be cultivated."

I’ve said in a few places recently that fantasy featuring royals isn’t doing it for me lately. Robin McKinley’s DEERSKIN is an exception. I’m not too far through it yet, and I will admit it took me a few chapters to really get its hooks in — a few pages before this, there’s a bit… Continue reading A working definition of expediency

Published March 5, 2023
Categorized as quotes Tagged Deerskin, Robin McKinley
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