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Not all nine-fingered girls have hatchets, she said in Tradertalk. Some of us just tried to have a conversation with a snapping turtle. (Sandry to Daja, referring to her conversation with Tris.)

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Tamora Pierce
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: December 13
Comics Writer
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Where everyone else sees a straight line, you see a maze, and when I'm done talking to you, the maze starts to make more sense --Reply by Dove to Aly's silent inquiry
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You know, ogres only sound stupid. Most are pretty smart. And it's a shallow person who judges anyone by the way they sound. I'm so shallow I'm surprised I don't reflect myself.
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You'll see. I'm as good as any boy. I'm better. - Kel
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You're more trouble than you're worth. I'm a girl. That's my job.
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Don't call me 'gentleman'. I work for a livin'.
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Not too fast, called Raoul. Let's not scare anyone. His majesty said with all deliberate speed! chirped the courier. He flinched under Lerant's glare. That's how we're doing it, Raoul told him. Deliberately.
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Does anyone in this land act like they're supposed to?
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You didn't kill him. He would have killed you, but you didn't kill him. So? He was stupid. If I killed everyone who was stupid, I wouldn't have time to sleep.
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Sadly for my wedding plans, I learned that Nestor is a bardash. I envy the men who enjoy his favors. He has always treated me with friendship which I now value more than my old romantic feelings.
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Not one word, Kel warned. Tobe and I have reached an understanding. Neal's lips twitched. Why do I feel you did most of the understanding.
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She's all over us like maggots on garbage, just because I interfered with one pickpocket yesterday.
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I distrust any advice that contains the words 'ought' or 'should'.
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Tortall and the Queens Riders!
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What's dry?' 'Good question. Next question!
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You look as scary as a buttered muffin.
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Alanna: All I know is that I'm to jump when I'm told and I have no free time.
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I believe in deeds, not words.
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Why, I’m just as true and honest as dirt. And I’m even more charming than dirt.
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Yes Headwoman Azaze. But I never lie to Rosethorn. She, um, discourages it. Evvy and I have an understanding. She grabbed the teakettle and poured hot water into the mug. She tells me the truth, and I don't hang her in the first well we come to. It's a solution that works tolerably well for both of us.
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What people tell me they take away from my books is that they can shape their lives, they can achieve their own dreams. And certainly that's what I want them to take away.
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