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If arrogance were shoes, he'd never go barefoot.

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Tamora Pierce
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 13
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Never
Barefoot
Arrogance
Shoes

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I've said it before and I'll say it again, my lord. You are an evil man.
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As I recall, this word's use means somewhere there is a tree that is now a - a two-legger. -Numair Salmalin
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You know something? There are sandstorms that strip man and horse and bury them — I've seen them. I saw bones piled higher than my head for the folly of a bad king and those who wanted his throne. I lived through a blizzard that froze every other living creature solid. Against those things, you're only a man. I can deal with you.
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Well, laddie, if you've let an old buzzard like me hurt you confidence, you couldn't have had much in the first place.
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When people say a knight's job is all glory, I laugh, and laugh, and laugh.
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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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You're an obnoxious canker-blossom. Go ooze somewhere else.
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A cat understands how to be pleasant in the morning. He doesn't talk.
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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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If we just allowed women and men more leeway in our culture and more acceptance, I think they would be able to make better compromises.
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Raoul: Age and treachery! Neal: Youth and skill!
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As long as there's life, there's hope.
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Why do I get the feeling that if you give me a hard time, I'll tell all of our year-mates your family nickname is Meathead?
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You turned into a hero when I wasn't watching.
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Men died as she watched, and they didn't care about what they had fought for.
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I'm sorry, she said humbly. I haven't wanted to lie to you. I should hope so. You're the worst liar I've ever met. He thought about it for a moment, then added, - or the best. Now I'm all confused.
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After I recovered from 'Lioness', I wanted to write something about animals because I really like mythical creatures, especially dragons. At 12, I was one of those semi-recluses who did better with animals than people. Out of that, came the character, Daine, who could communicate with animals.
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