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Tortall and the Queens Riders!

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Tamora Pierce
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: December 13
Comics Writer
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Why does this mean so much to you, Jon? The Prince turned. Because he's my friend. Because I always know where he stands, and where I stand with him. Because I think he'd die for me and--and I think I'd die for him. Is that enough?
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I'm about to commence four years of obeying the cause of a bruiser on a horse. I refuse to put down what might be the last book I see for months.
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Men died as she watched, and they didn't care about what they had fought for.
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Books are still the main yardstick by which I measure true wealth.
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Men don't think and differently from women - they just make more noise about being able to.
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Most humans think the appearance of quiet is quiet. They do not see that sometimes the enemy is as quiet as the serpent. Only when it has stolen all of their eggs will they know bad walks in the quiet as well as the noisy.
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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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Oh, Daja, moaned Jory, you sound just like my parents. She ran from the schoolroom. Well, there's no reason to insult me, muttered Daja, half offended.
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He's just rather more lively than most fossils.
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It's been interesting, Frostpine said casually. I wanted Daja to get some experience of other smiths'-and other mages'- ways of doing things, if only so she can see mine is best.
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I will tell the stork-man.
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My heart bleeds buttermilk. -Daine
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She would have kissed him, if she kissed stupid men.
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Waves are the voices of tides. Tides are life.
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You are brave, kicking a chained prisoner. They must sing heroic ballads about you on winter nights! (Alanna)
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I am not wise, but I can always learn.
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Curiosity killed the cat,” Fesgao remarked, his dark eyes unreadable. Aly rolled her eyes. Why did everyone say that to her? “People always forget the rest of the saying,” she complained. “‘And satisfaction brought it back.
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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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Anyone who tells you they don't need to rewrite, they're usually the ones who need it worst.
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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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