You know, ogres only sound stupid. Most are pretty smart. And it's a s…

Tamora Pierce
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You know, ogres only sound stupid. Most are pretty smart. And it's a shallow person who judges anyone by the way they sound. I'm so shallow I'm surprised I don't reflect myself. ✨ Tamora Pierce (2007). First Test: Book 1 of the Protector of the Small Quartet, p.118, Random House Books for Young Readers
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