“Laugh loudly, laugh often, and most important, laugh at yourself.”
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“When people say a knight's job is all glory, I laugh and laugh and laugh. Often I can stop laughing before they edge away and talk about soothing drinks.”
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Tamora Pierce
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Squire
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