Porcupines Quotes

Porcupine, whom one must Handle, glove'd, May be Respected, but is never Loved.
"A Poet's Proverbs: Being Mirthful, Sober, and Fanciful Epigrams on the Universe, with Certain Old Irish Proverbs, All in Rhymed Complets".
Gail Carriger (2011). “Heartless: Book 4 of The Parasol Protectorate”, p.150, Hachette UK