# Quote — Jo Walton, Tooth and Claw

> Marrying her to prove I do not subscribe to an outdated convention of class would be just as foolish as refusing to marry her because I did.

- Author: [Jo Walton](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jo-walton.md)
- Book: [Tooth and Claw](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jo-walton/tooth-and-claw.md)
- Page: 142
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jo_Walton#Tooth_and_Claw_(2003)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/jo-walton/tooth-and-claw/marrying-her-to-prove

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> It was only now that they realized that there is nothing that can really be a preparation for death.

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> All farms are much alike everywhere, and all wild places have their own beauty.

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> “I don’t need to be a radical to think that who a dragon is counts more than birth or wealth,” Selendra said, with what dignity she could.
>
> “Why, that’s the very definition of a radical,” he retorted.

p. 260 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jo-walton/tooth-and-claw/i-dont-need.md)