# Quote — Mary Robinette-Kowal, Shades of Milk and Honey

> “But this would be such a fine match, don’t you think?” Mrs. Ellsworth insisted.
>
> “He dances well, but more than that I am not willing to say without any acquaintance with his character.”

- Author: [Mary Robinette-Kowal](https://www.leafyquotes.com/mary-robinette-kowal.md)
- Book: [Shades of Milk and Honey](https://www.leafyquotes.com/mary-robinette-kowal/shades-of-milk-and-honey.md)
- Page: 42
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mary_Robinette_Kowal#Shades_of_Milk_and_Honey_(2010)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/mary-robinette-kowal/shades-of-milk-and-honey/but-this-would

## More from this book

> “Murder, I’m afraid, if someone does not intervene.”
>
> He laughed. “Oh, you women are so melodramatic. Do no expect me to catch you when you faint.”
>
> “I would rather hit the ground. Good day, sir.”

p. 268 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/mary-robinette-kowal/shades-of-milk-and-honey/murder-im-afraid.md)

> Without passion there is no art, only technique.

p. 192 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/mary-robinette-kowal/shades-of-milk-and-honey/without-passion-there.md)

> They could not see the effort which went into the art, and would consequently grow bored with it more quickly.

p. 38 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/mary-robinette-kowal/shades-of-milk-and-honey/they-could-not.md)