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Patricia C. Wrede (born March 27, 1953) is an acclaimed American fantasy author, best known for the Enchanted Forest Chronicles and the Lyra series. Her works are celebrated for their humor, wit, and subversion of traditional fantasy tropes, appealing to both young adult and adult readers. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she earned a biology degree from Carleton College before turning to writing. Wrede served as president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) and has been nominated for multiple Nebula and Hugo Awards. Her innovative storytelling has left a lasting mark on the fantasy genre.

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“Nothing you will object to," James replied in a soothing tone. I cannot think how he came to imagine that he would know what I might or might not object to.”

Thinking Knows Might Imagine Objects Tone Imagine That Soothing

Book:The Cecelia and Kate Novels: Sorcery & Cecelia, The Grand Tour, and The Mislaid Magician

Source: The Cecelia and Kate Novels: Sorcery & Cecelia, The Grand Tour, and The Mislaid Magician

“No proper princess would come out looking for dragons," Woraug objected. "Well I'm not a proper princess then!" Cimorene snapped. "I make cherries jubillee and I volunteer for dragons, and I conjugate Latin verbs-- or at least I would if anyone would let me. So there!”

Ifs Wells Let Me Dragons Latin Princess Volunteer Verbs Cherries

Book:The Enchanted Forest Chronicles: [Boxed Set]

Source: The Enchanted Forest Chronicles: [Boxed Set]

“May you and your triple cursed wash water turn purple with orange spots and fall down a bottomless pit!”

May Turns Fall Water Spots Orange Purple Pits Falling Down Cursed

Book:Searching for Dragons

Source: Searching for Dragons

“How can you know it's the best, if you don't learn about anything else?”

Book:Thirteenth Child

Source: Thirteenth Child

“Very well. You may help me exterminate the Society of Wizards.”

Wells May Helping Help Me Wizards

Author:Patricia C. Wrede

“No matter how good you are at sneaking, you can't ever sneak well enough so that mosquitoes won't find you, and no matter how worried and tense you are, or how hard you are trying to pay attention, you just can't help noticing when a cloud of mosquitoes comes for you like you're their first good meal since last fall.”

Trying Firsts Wells Matter Hard Enough Helping Lasts Fall Pay Attention Like You Clouds Worried Pay Attention Meals Tense Noticing Sneak Mosquitoes Good Meals

Book:Across the Great Barrier

Source: Across the Great Barrier

“Mendanbar took a deep breath. You could stay here. At the castle, I mean. With me. This wasn't coming out at all the way he had wanted it to, but it was too late to stop now. He hurried on, As Queen of the Enchanted Forest, if you think you would like that. I would.”

Ifs Thinking Way Mean Wanted Marriage Late Breaths Forests Queens Too Late Coming Out Castles Deep Breath Enchanted

Book:The Enchanted Forest Chronicles: [Boxed Set]

Source: The Enchanted Forest Chronicles: [Boxed Set]

“I’d much rather have good teeth than have diamonds and roses drop out of my mouth whenever I said something”

Said Mouths Rose Teeth Diamond Toothache

Book:The Enchanted Forest Chronicles: [Boxed Set]

Source: The Enchanted Forest Chronicles: [Boxed Set]

“Humility is as good for the soul as it is for the memory”

Soul Memories Humility

Book:Thirteenth Child

Source: Thirteenth Child

“In a lot of ways I was a generation ahead of my generation; I had a working mother wheneveryone else’s mother was staying at home.”

Way Home Mother Generations Staying My Generation

Author:Patricia C. Wrede

“One of the things everybody seems to want to ask writers is, "Where do you get your ideas?" When people ask me this, my usual response is, "Ideas are the easy part. The hard part is writing them down."”

People Want Writing Ideas Hard Seems Asks Easy Response Ask Me Usual

Author:Patricia C. Wrede

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Born: March 27, 1953
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