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Tamora Pierce
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 13
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A bully fights people littler and weaker than he is because he thinks it's fun.
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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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A cat understands how to be pleasant in the morning. He doesn't talk.
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Sometimes there's nothing you can do. [...] Sometimes they don't have enough to fight with.
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If you aren't having fun, if you aren't anxious to find out what happens next as you write, then not only will you run out of steam on the story, but you won't be able to entertain anyone else, either.
Tamora Pierce
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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Would I serve you or (Prince) Jon stolen goods? he asked. No, don't answer me.
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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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Waves are the voices of tides. Tides are life.
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Threats are the last resort of a man with no vocabulary.
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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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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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Men died as she watched, and they didn't care about what they had fought for.
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Wouldn't-- Kel began to say, but the words stuck in her mouth. She swallowed and tried again. Wouldn't it be well, not nice to flirt with somebody you don't want to fall in love with?
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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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He's just rather more lively than most fossils.
Tamora Pierce
What trouble have you brought to my doorstep, Beka she asked. I don't see where blaming me for things that began months ago will be useful, I replied.
Tamora Pierce
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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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.
Tamora Pierce
Waves are the voices of tides. Tides are life, murmured Niko. They bring new food for shore creatures, and take ships out to sea. They are the ocean's pulse, and our own heartbeat.
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