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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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Tamora Pierce
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: December 13
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I believe in deeds, not words.
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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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I've said it before and I'll say it again, my lord. You are an evil man.
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Alanna: All I know is that I'm to jump when I'm told and I have no free time.
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You're more trouble than you're worth. I'm a girl. That's my job.
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I distrust any advice that contains the words 'ought' or 'should'.
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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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Why, I’m just as true and honest as dirt. And I’m even more charming than dirt.
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My heart bleeds buttermilk. -Daine
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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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But, Sergeant Osbern, Sir, I like my head.
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As long as there's life, there's hope.
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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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Most humans think the appearance of quiet is quiet. They do not see that sometimes the enemy is as quiet as the serpent. Only when it has stolen all of their eggs will they know bad walks in the quiet as well as the noisy.
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Oakbridge did his work with dramatics and prophecies that all would go horribly awry. Having dealt with him over midwinter, Kel wondered why the man hadn’t died of a heart attack. Instead he seemed to thrive on disaster and finding people seated in the wrong places.
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