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You'll see. I'm as good as any boy. I'm better. - Kel
Tamora Pierce
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Tamora Pierce
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 13
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Goodwin scowled at her cup. With all due respect, my lord, I hate it when you make sense.
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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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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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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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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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Sadly for my wedding plans, I learned that Nestor is a bardash. I envy the men who enjoy his favors. He has always treated me with friendship which I now value more than my old romantic feelings.
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The fantasy that appeals most to people is the kind that's rooted thoroughly in somebody looking around a corner and thinking, 'What if I wandered into this writer's people here?' If you've done your job and made your people and your settings well enough, that adds an extra dimension that you can't buy.
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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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Daja: He and Rosethorn work together? They hate each other. Lark: I didn't say they liked it. - Daja and Lark referring to Rosethorn and Crane's cooperation on finding the cures for new diseases
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A bully fights people littler and weaker than he is because he thinks it's fun.
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When people say a knight's job is all glory, I laugh and laugh and laugh. Often I can stop laughing before they edge away and talk about soothing drinks.
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She would have kissed him, if she kissed stupid men.
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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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Tortall and the Queens Riders!
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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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You're more trouble than you're worth. I'm a girl. That's my job.
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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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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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Libraries are places where the damaged go to find friends
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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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