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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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Tamora Pierce
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 13
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I myself have noticed my growing resemblance to a daffodil.
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I believe in deeds, not words.
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Threats are the last resort of a man with no vocabulary.
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Do we say, Oh now I'm going to be nice to the weak and the small? Or do we do as we learned when we were pages?
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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 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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Waves are the voices of tides. Tides are life.
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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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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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