Marie Brennan Quotes

Why Do Chickens Have Wishbones?" I Asked Her One Day. One Of The Kitchen Maids Answered Me In The Fatuous Tones Of An Adult Addressing A Child. "To Make Wishes On!" She Said Brightly, Handing Me One That Had Already Been Dried. "you Take One Side Of It -" "I Know What We Do With Them," I Said Impatiently, Cutting Her Off Without Much Tact. "That's Not What Chickens Have Them For, Though, Or Surely The Chicken Would Have Wished Not To End Up In The Pot For Our Supper.

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