“But how is it you know all this about how large the ocean is? I thought you girls were limited to pretty… — Sheri S. Tepper

“But how is it you know all this about how large the ocean is? I thought you girls were limited to pretty chatter and the economics of housekeeping. I didn’t know you learned geography.”

“We don’t,” she said, somewhat shamefaced. “But we learned to read, and once one can read, one can learn anything.”

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Singer From The SeaSheri S. Tepper368 quotes