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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.

Tamora Pierce

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Tamora Pierce
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 13
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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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And if they don't believe us, I can give them the ghost eyes, you can go all big and threatening, Farmer can do his cracknob simpleton, and my lady can don her nobleness. We'll do all right.
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George looked at her for a long moment. Finally he replied, And why do you find it so hard to think someone might like you and want to do things for you?
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She has teeth like stars and hair like sheep fuzz
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Daja doesn't exactly need to be tested on whether she's honorable or not.
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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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But, Sergeant Osbern, Sir, I like my head.
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Tortall and the Queens Riders!
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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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Books are still the main yardstick by which I measure true wealth.
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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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Men died as she watched, and they didn't care about what they had fought for.
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Tris: I was reading. Sandry: You're always reading. The only way people can ever talk to you is to interrupt. Tris: Then maybe they shouldn't talk to me.
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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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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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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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Stefan spat. Oh, aye, he fell. O' course, Master Ralon helped him fall, several times. Poor li'l tyke didn't have a chance.
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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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A good friend will help you up when you fall. A best friend will laugh and try to trip you again. - I'm not sure
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