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Do you know, sire, I think that if we live to tell our grandchildren about this war, they will accuse us of making it up.' -Marielle

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Tamora Pierce
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 13
Comics Writer
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Sire
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it's your own fault for encouraging him..., you know. Now he thinks he's a human being. Neal of Queens cove
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If you have to hit--hit low.
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I love meeting fans. They're always fun, they always have good things to say, smart questions to ask, and plenty of ideas for me to explore in the future.
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Your life might be easier if you were. A fool for love is happier than a Dog with a heart that's all leather.
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Briar: So I guess I was the last to know. Rosethorn: Of course you are. You're a man, aren't you?
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Hello, he greeted her cheerfully. You must be Alan of Trebond. You're very hardy to have made it this far the first day. Has anyone said what we try to learn in here? Alanna said the first thing that came to her lips. The only thing I know is that I jump when I'm told to and I have no free time.
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With each book, in each place, I have to keep an ongoing map as I write because otherwise I don't know where I am.
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I was stark raving mad, and my family was too polite to mention it. That's what living with the Yamanis does to people. They get so well-mannered they won't mention you're crazy.
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Why do boys say someone acts like a girl as if it were an insult?
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When it was her own doing, she was always tempted to skip a day, or just glance down, then get back to the ground. Kel had to force herself to keep her vow.
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Girl, boy or dancing bear, you're the finest page-the finest squire-to-be-at court. (Jon to Alanna)
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We live in a dark time. Books are as dark as what is available to teenagers through the media every day.
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I'm sorry, she said humbly. I haven't wanted to lie to you. I should hope so. You're the worst liar I've ever met. He thought about it for a moment, then added, - or the best. Now I'm all confused.
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As I recall, this word's use means somewhere there is a tree that is now a - a two-legger. -Numair Salmalin
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Someday I must read this scholar Everyone. He seems to have written so much--all of it wrong.
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If we just allowed women and men more leeway in our culture and more acceptance, I think they would be able to make better compromises.
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Girls are 50% of the population. We deserve to represent 50% of the heroes.
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Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.
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If you look hard and long, you can find us. If you listen hard and long, you can hear any of us, call any of us that you wish.
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I'm not so fond of people myself, Evvy, but I took my vows for a reason. There are two classes of people in the world, the destroyers and the builders. I want to build, not destroy. You need to ask yourself who you're going to be.
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