• Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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    14 hours ago

    “But I wanted a dolly!”
    “YOU WILL TAKE YOUR MEK’LETH AND LEARN TO USE IT FOR YOUR LIFE WILL ONE DAY DEPEND UPON IT!”

    • mercano@lemmy.world
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      12 hours ago

      “You can’t give her that! It’s not safe!”

      IT’S A SWORD. THEY’RE NOT MEANT TO BE SAFE.

      “She’s a child!”

      IT’S EDUCATIONAL.

      “What if she cuts herself?”

      THAT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT LESSON.

      (From Terry Pratchett’s Hogsfather)