Mary shoots him a Look at the 'if I may be so bold' - he is her teacher, and he asks her things like this all the time; there is no need to be ironical - before lapsing into thoughtfulness.
"Strategy is cleverness," she says, finally, "but it is not always sense. Strategy is about winning but sometimes it is more sensible not to be fighting."
Obviously this whole 'more sensible not to be fighting' thing is something that Mary feels applies much more to other people than to her. But.
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Date: 2008-10-31 04:34 am (UTC)"Strategy is cleverness," she says, finally, "but it is not always sense. Strategy is about winning but sometimes it is more sensible not to be fighting."
Obviously this whole 'more sensible not to be fighting' thing is something that Mary feels applies much more to other people than to her. But.