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

— Mary Robinette Kowal

Source: Shades of Milk and Honey (2010), Chapter 3 (p. 38)

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American writer and puppeteer 1969

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

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