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“You and I are not held to the same standards, Andrew. People will forgive a slip, a weakness, a minor personal folly — when it comes from a man. They may click their tongues at you, even gossip about your behavior…but at worst, it will only reflect on you.

“If I misstep, it goes far beyond me. Errors on my part are proof that women are unsuited to professional work.”
― Marie Brennan, In the Labyrinth of Drakes

“There is very little pleasure in being snubbed over a task for which one is well qualified. There is, however, quite a bit of pleasure in watching the ones who did the snubbing later eat their own words.”
― Marie Brennan, In the Labyrinth of Drakes

“Follow your heart, listen to your inner voice, stop caring about what others think.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

“Sheep eat the grass, wolves eat the deer, and dragons eat everything that doesn’t run away fast enough.”
― Marie Brennan, A Natural History of Dragons