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Girl, boy or dancing bear, you're the finest page-the finest squire-to-be-at court. (Jon to Alanna)

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Tamora Pierce
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 13
Comics Writer
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Alanna
Bears
Squire
Boys
Squires
Girl
Finest
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Bear
Dancing
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You have an audience that is fairly well grounded in the real world. You serve them and yourself best by making everything as real as possible.
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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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free time is an illusion. It's what you get when you die and the gods reward you for a life spent working from dawn until midnight.
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Sometimes there's nothing you can do. [...] Sometimes they don't have enough to fight with.
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I love meeting fans. They're always fun, they always have good things to say, smart questions to ask, and plenty of ideas for me to explore in the future.
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Waves are the voices of tides. Tides are life.
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She has teeth like stars and hair like sheep fuzz
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Not too fast, called Raoul. Let's not scare anyone. His majesty said with all deliberate speed! chirped the courier. He flinched under Lerant's glare. That's how we're doing it, Raoul told him. Deliberately.
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Do you know, sire, I think that if we live to tell our grandchildren about this war, they will accuse us of making it up.' -Marielle
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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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He's just rather more lively than most fossils.
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I imbue this place with my essence, every stone and every drop. My visit will do wonders for the flowers. Aly propped her chin on her hand. So does manure, she observed.
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Would I serve you or (Prince) Jon stolen goods? he asked. No, don't answer me.
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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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Raoul: Age and treachery! Neal: Youth and skill!
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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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I am not wise, but I can always learn.
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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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But, Sergeant Osbern, Sir, I like my head.
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I will tell the stork-man.
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