Many, if not most, of the best and most lasting childrenโs books have multiple levels, some of which are not fully accessible to their most likely readersโฆat least, not on their first read-through at age eight or ten or fifteen.
Patricia C. WredeIn a lot of ways I was a generation ahead of my generation; I had a working mother wheneveryone elseโs mother was staying at home.
Patricia C. WredeI see you've decided to take my advice after all, Richard." Lady Wendall's amused voice said from somewhere above and behind him. "Marrying your ward is *exactly* the sort of usual scandal I had in mind: I wonder it didn't occur to me before.
Patricia C. WredeWell,โ said the frog, โwhat are you going to do about it?โ โMarrying Therandil? I donโt know. Iโve tried talking to my parents, but they wonโt listen, and neither will Therandil.โ โI didnโt ask what youโd said about it,โ the frog snapped. โI asked what youโre going to do. Nine times out of ten, talking is a way of avoiding doing things.
Patricia C. Wrede