“You," I surmised, and gestured round. "Thank you." "No," he denied. His pale hair floated out from beneath his cap in a halo as he shook his head. "But I assisted. Thank you for bathing. It makes my task of checking on you less onerous. I'm glad you're awake. You snore abominably." I let this comment pass. "You've grown." I observed. "Yes. So have you. And you've been sick. And you slept quite a long time. And now you're awake and bathed and fed. You still look terrible. But you no longer smell. It's late afternoon now. Are there any other obvious facts you'd like to review?” HumourRobin HobbThe FoolFarseer Trilogy Book:Royal Assassin Source: Royal Assassin
“The tragicomic paradox of satire: its targets often embrace their caricature, mistaking ridicule for recognition, choosing self-affirmation’s blue pill over truth’s sting, as a primate, blind to their own reflection.” PsychologyTragedySelf AwarenessIronySatireBlindnessKing LearThe MatrixThe FoolMisrecognition Author:Stewart Stafford
“What good is a life lived as if it made no difference at all to the great life of the world? A sadder thing I cannot imagine. Why should not a mother say to herself, if I raise this child aright, if I love and care for her, she shall live a life that brings joy to those around her, and thus I have changed the world?” Robin HobbFarseerThe FoolRoyal Assassin Book:Royal Assassin Source: Royal Assassin