# Quote — Django Wexler, The Fall of the Readers

> Michael cleared his throat. “You’ve never had a dog, Alice?”
>
> Alice shook her head. “My father didn’t like them.”
>
> “They’re not like cats,” the boy said. “You give them commands.”
>
> “Because they lack all dignity,” said Ashes under his breath.

- Author: [Django Wexler](https://www.leafyquotes.com/django-wexler.md)
- Book: [The Fall of the Readers](https://www.leafyquotes.com/django-wexler/the-fall-of-the-readers.md)
- Page: 75
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/django-wexler/the-fall-of-the-readers/michael-cleared-his

## More from this book

> ‘‘This isn’t some stupid storybook where the underdog wins in the end. This is the real world. The strongest do what they want, and everyone else has to live with it. Or”—she glanced significantly at Isaac—“not.”

p. 323 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/django-wexler/the-fall-of-the-readers/this-isnt-some.md)

> “Ashes, how did you do it?”
>
> “I’d like to say it was all my own talent, but cats are naturally modest.”

p. 329 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/django-wexler/the-fall-of-the-readers/ashes-how-did.md)

> “The strongest don’t always get what they want,” she said to Ending. “Not when the weak can work together.”

p. 331 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/django-wexler/the-fall-of-the-readers/the-strongest-dont.md)