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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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Tamora Pierce
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: December 13
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Why does he speak of them that way? The crow-man wanted to know. They are humans, just like he is. I don't think he sees them as just like him. Ally explained. He is foolish then, said Nawat. There are more raka than Bronaus.
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Men broke into their homes, killed their families, threatened you--and you won't let them do anything for fear you'll be hurt. That's selfish. How would you like it if I took your bow and said I cared too much about you to let you fight?
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A cat understands how to be pleasant in the morning. He doesn't talk.
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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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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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I believe that we haven't begun to understand the many forces that bind the physical world, any more than we understand our own minds and what they're capable of.
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Does anyone in this land act like they're supposed to?
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Raoul: Age and treachery! Neal: Youth and skill!
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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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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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Frostpine made a face. Lifting the cup, he dumped its contents down his throat. “Auugghh!” he yelled, his voice stronger than it had been since his return from the harbor. Are you trying to kill me, woman? If I mean to kill someone, I do it, Rosethorn told him. I don't try.
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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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My heart bleeds buttermilk. -Daine
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But, Sergeant Osbern, Sir, I like my head.
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Just because I'm no jaw clacker doesn't mean there should be a ruction put up whenever I have sommat to say.
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