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We live in a dark time. Books are as dark as what is available to teenagers through the media every day.

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Tamora Pierce
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: December 13
Comics Writer
Novelist
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Book
Every
Teenagers
Time
Teenager
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Books
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Don't let him upset you, Niko told the four softly. He's old and he's frightened. You're as old as him, and you aren't scared of us, Briar pointed out. Niko glared at him. Thank you so much, he retorted waspishly.
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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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If Cape wasn't your last name, what was your real one? I asked, deathly curious now. Ahhhh, he complained. Pincas Huckleburr.
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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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Hello, he greeted her cheerfully. You must be Alan of Trebond. You're very hardy to have made it this far the first day. Has anyone said what we try to learn in here? Alanna said the first thing that came to her lips. The only thing I know is that I jump when I'm told to and I have no free time.
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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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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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You'll see. I'm as good as any boy. I'm better. - Kel
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There is power and there is power, my dear. My power can be vast, in the right places.
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With each book, in each place, I have to keep an ongoing map as I write because otherwise I don't know where I am.
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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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Tris: I was reading. Sandry: You're always reading. The only way people can ever talk to you is to interrupt. Tris: Then maybe they shouldn't talk to me.
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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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If I were useful, you wouldn't know it was me.
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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 has teeth like stars and hair like sheep fuzz
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If you have to hit--hit low.
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Never break a promise to an animal. They're like babies—they won't understand.
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Lord Raoul asked me to tell you that if you get yourself killed, he will never speak to you again.
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If I have to 'catch' a man to get a husband, I don't want one.
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