“I am not wise, but I can always learn.”
Tamora Pierce The Woman Who Rides Like a Man
Source: The Woman Who Rides Like a Man
“Wise? No, I simply learned to think.”
— Christopher Paolini, book Eldest
Source: Eldest
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