Diana Wynne Jones Quote

"I don't believe this!" Peter said. "Why is it respectable not to know how to do things? Is it respectable to light a fire with a bar of soap?"
"That," Charmain said haughtily, "was an accident."


p. 109. - Castle Series - House of Many Ways (2008)


I don't believe this! Peter said. Why is it respectable not to know how to do things? Is it respectable to light a fire with a bar of soap? That,...

I don't believe this! Peter said. Why is it respectable not to know how to do things? Is it respectable to light a fire with a bar of soap? That,...

I don't believe this! Peter said. Why is it respectable not to know how to do things? Is it respectable to light a fire with a bar of soap? That,...

I don't believe this! Peter said. Why is it respectable not to know how to do things? Is it respectable to light a fire with a bar of soap? That,...