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fc8c194	Every now and then I like to do as I'm told, just to confuse people.	obedience	Tamora Pierce
b36d5e5	Threats are the last resort of a man with no vocabulary.		Tamora Pierce
1469c09	You didn't kill him. He would have killed you, but you didn't kill him." "So? He was stupid. If I killed everyone who was stupid, I wouldn't have time to sleep."	philosophy tamora-pierce amusing	Tamora Pierce
bfb0b70	Curiosity killed the cat," Fesgao remarked, his dark eyes unreadable. Aly rolled her eyes. Why did everyone say that to her? "People always forget the rest of the saying," she complained. "'And satisfaction brought it back."	fesgao cat cats curiosity	Tamora Pierce
e3f1dde	Someday I must read this scholar Everyone. He seems to have written so much--all of it wrong.	humor scholar	Tamora Pierce
8f0df60	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."	reading sandry tris talk	Tamora Pierce
f3042ae	I suppose he could have changed," Neal said dryly. "I myself have noticed my growing resemblance to a daffodil." The other pages snorted. Kel eyed her friend. "You do look yellow around the edges," she told him, her face quite serious. "I hadn't wanted to bring it up." "We daffodils like to have things brought up," Neal said, slinging an arm around her shoulders. "It reminds us of spring."	neal page	Tamora Pierce (Page)
f32cc61	Why do boys say someone acts like a girl as if it were an insult?	stereotypes	Tamora Pierce
c410487	A good friend will help you up when you fall. A best friend will laugh and try to trip you again. - I'm not sure		Tamora Pierce
c87b6ed	I think it's fair rude to make him a tree and not know what kind he is.	tristan-staghorn wolf-speaker daine numair	Tamora Pierce
cd74424	If you've a story, make sure it's a whole one, with details close to hand. It's the difference between a good lie and getting caught.		Tamora Pierce
7ffd9a3	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.	raoul	Tamora Pierce
45e2ce7	A friend had commented once that Neal had a gift for making someone want to punch him just for saying hello.		Tamora Pierce
e0e672d	There's plenty more fish in the sea than Prince Jonathan," he told her softly. "And this particular fish loves you with all his crooked heart." -George to Alanna"		Tamora Pierce
60fe66e	A girl nearby muttered,"If that's a lady, I'm a cat." Reaching out, Sandry lifted the pitcher of milk from the table. Cradling it in both hands, she walked over to the mutterer. I am Sandrilene fa Toren, daughter of Count Mattin fer Toren and his countess, Amiliane fa Landreg. I am the great-niece of his grace, Duke Vedris of this realm of Emelan, and cousin of her Imperial Highness, Empress Berenene of the Namorn Empire. You are Esmelle ei..		Tamora Pierce
23cfd40	The bravest person I know is afraid of the dark. She sleeps with a night lamp always, but if her friends are threatened? She suddenly thinks she's a bear twelve feet tall and attacks whoever scared her friends.	friends fear daja sandry	Tamora Pierce
1524e41	Military folk," Neal said with exaggerated patience, shaking his head. "The only way you know to solve problems is by beating them with a stick." --		Tamora Pierce
bb8eaf2	You must tell Lady Alanna that sometime. I'd do it from a distance.	owned daine misogyny fighting	Tamora Pierce
fc9a31c	Men don't think and differently from women - they just make more noise about being able to.		Tamora Pierce
609195f	Seniors get to do all the jolly things," Owen complained as they walked to archery practice that first day. Neal glared at the chubby second-year with all the royal disdain of a vexed lion. He was limping from a staff blow to the knee. "You are a bloody minded-savage," he informed Owen sternly. "I hope you are kidnapped by centaurs."	neal owen	Tamora Pierce
faa7513	You're more trouble than you're worth." "I'm a girl. That's my job."	evvy girls girl trouble	Tamora Pierce
b0d8f12	Most humans think the appearance of quiet 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.		Tamora Pierce
6981b9c	I'd like to find whoever taught the Stump that extra work builds character and push him down the stairs," Neal told Kel at lunch."		Tamora Pierce
a80f9ae	You haven't been bit till a dragon does it.	daine kitten dragon	Tamora Pierce
d7a90e4	Does your ma know you're this silly?" she demanded tartly. He nodded, comically sad. "The few gray hairs she has on her head are my doing. But" -- with an exaggerated change of mood -- "I send her plenty of money, so she can pay to have them dyed!" "I hope she beat you as a child," Onua grumbled."	mothers	Tamora Pierce
01ccbfa	Why, I'm just as true and honest as dirt. And I'm even more charming than dirt.		Tamora Pierce
33f3541	Never break a promise to an animal. They're like babies--they won't understand.	promises	Tamora Pierce
cab1c89	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		Tamora Pierce
be27ee1	You are a terrifying creature," the Voice told her solemnly. "You do not take your place in your father's tent, letting men make your decisions for you. You ride as a man, you fight as a man, and you think as a man --" "I think as a human being," she retorted hotly. "Men don't think any differently from women -- they just make more fuss about being able to."		Tamora Pierce
8f64a66	You know, ogres only sound stupid. Most are pretty smart." "And it's a shallow person who judges anyone by the way they sound. I'm so shallow I'm surprised I don't reflect myself."	neal	Tamora Pierce
7c20f27	I'm sick of this. Call me what you like, say I'm without honor, I don't care. I'm not getting on any more horses to whack you people with a stick.	kel	Tamora Pierce
2c1d87b	Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.		Tamora Pierce
49467df	The Lower City is MINE, Its People are MINE. If I Find Them That's Doing All This Kidnapping And Murdering, They'd Best Pray For Mercy, Because Once I Get My Teeth In 'Em I Will NEVER Let Them Go.		Tamora Pierce
109c8df	You fed it.' The badger sighed. 'Sometimes I think you'll feed .		Tamora Pierce
2f77c02	Does anyone in this land act like they're supposed to?	tortall	Tamora Pierce
5e69aaa	She would have kissed him, if she kissed stupid men.		Tamora Pierce
d423f5b	There is a saying in the Islands. Beware the women of the warrior class, for all they touch is both decorative and deadly.-Yuki		Tamora Pierce
9c83493	And if wishes were pies, I`d weigh more than I do. Sir Myles of Barony Olau		Tamora Pierce
80decdd	I well knew the rules to follow with our training Dogs: Speak when you're spoken to. Keep out of the way. Obey all orders. Get killed on your own time.	fantasy	Tamora Pierce
67e0443	WE do try to eat," Raoul called back to her [Kel]. I go all faint if I don't get fed regularly. Only think of the disgrace to the King's Own if I fell from the saddle." "But there was that time in Fanwood," a voice behind them said. "That wedding in Tameran," added the blonde Sergeant Osbern, riding a horse-length behind Kel. "Don't forget when what's-his-name, with the army, retired," yelled a third. "Silence, insubordinate curs!" cried Ra..		Tamora Pierce
2e7755d	Marriage is for noblewomen with nothing else to do.		Tamora Pierce
5314fc4	You ride as a man, fight as a man, and you think as a man-" "I think as a human being," she retorted hotly. "Men don't think any differently from women- they just make more noise about being able to."	humour gender-stereotypes	Tamora Pierce
adb836a	He was stupid. If I killed everyone who was stupid, I wouldn't have time to sleep.	stupidity	Tamora Pierce
7ccab28	Alan, you seem to think we won't like you unless you do things just like everyone else. Have you ever thought we might like you because you're different?	identity	Tamora Pierce

Every now and then I like to do as I'm told, just to confuse people.

Tamora Pierce

b36d5e5

Threats are the last resort of a man with no vocabulary.

Tamora Pierce

1469c09

You didn't kill him. He would have killed you, but you didn't kill him." "So? He was stupid. If I killed everyone who was stupid, I wouldn't have time to sleep."

philosophy tamora-pierce amusing

Tamora Pierce

bfb0b70

Curiosity killed the cat," Fesgao remarked, his dark eyes unreadable. Aly rolled her eyes. Why did everyone say that to her? "People always forget the rest of the saying," she complained. "'And satisfaction brought it back."

fesgao cat cats curiosity

Tamora Pierce

e3f1dde

Someday I must read this scholar Everyone. He seems to have written so much--all of it wrong.

humor scholar

Tamora Pierce

8f0df60

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."

reading sandry tris talk

Tamora Pierce

f3042ae

I suppose he could have changed," Neal said dryly. "I myself have noticed my growing resemblance to a daffodil." The other pages snorted. Kel eyed her friend. "You do look yellow around the edges," she told him, her face quite serious. "I hadn't wanted to bring it up." "We daffodils like to have things brought up," Neal said, slinging an arm around her shoulders. "It reminds us of spring."

neal page

Tamora Pierce (Page)

f32cc61

Why do boys say someone acts like a girl as if it were an insult?

stereotypes

Tamora Pierce

c410487

A good friend will help you up when you fall. A best friend will laugh and try to trip you again. - I'm not sure

Tamora Pierce

c87b6ed

I think it's fair rude to make him a tree and not know what kind he is.

tristan-staghorn wolf-speaker daine numair

Tamora Pierce

cd74424

If you've a story, make sure it's a whole one, with details close to hand. It's the difference between a good lie and getting caught.

Tamora Pierce

7ffd9a3

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.

raoul

Tamora Pierce

45e2ce7

A friend had commented once that Neal had a gift for making someone want to punch him just for saying hello.

Tamora Pierce

e0e672d

There's plenty more fish in the sea than Prince Jonathan," he told her softly. "And this particular fish loves you with all his crooked heart." -George to Alanna"

Tamora Pierce

60fe66e

A girl nearby muttered,"If that's a lady, I'm a cat." Reaching out, Sandry lifted the pitcher of milk from the table. Cradling it in both hands, she walked over to the mutterer. I am Sandrilene fa Toren, daughter of Count Mattin fer Toren and his countess, Amiliane fa Landreg. I am the great-niece of his grace, Duke Vedris of this realm of Emelan, and cousin of her Imperial Highness, Empress Berenene of the Namorn Empire. You are Esmelle ei..

Tamora Pierce

23cfd40

The bravest person I know is afraid of the dark. She sleeps with a night lamp always, but if her friends are threatened? She suddenly thinks she's a bear twelve feet tall and attacks whoever scared her friends.

friends fear daja sandry

Tamora Pierce

1524e41

Military folk," Neal said with exaggerated patience, shaking his head. "The only way you know to solve problems is by beating them with a stick." --

Tamora Pierce

bb8eaf2

You must tell Lady Alanna that sometime. I'd do it from a distance.

owned daine misogyny fighting

Tamora Pierce

fc9a31c

Men don't think and differently from women - they just make more noise about being able to.

Tamora Pierce

609195f

Seniors get to do all the jolly things," Owen complained as they walked to archery practice that first day. Neal glared at the chubby second-year with all the royal disdain of a vexed lion. He was limping from a staff blow to the knee. "You are a bloody minded-savage," he informed Owen sternly. "I hope you are kidnapped by centaurs."

neal owen

Tamora Pierce

faa7513

You're more trouble than you're worth." "I'm a girl. That's my job."

evvy girls girl trouble

Tamora Pierce

b0d8f12

Most humans think the appearance of quiet 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.

Tamora Pierce

6981b9c

I'd like to find whoever taught the Stump that extra work builds character and push him down the stairs," Neal told Kel at lunch."

Tamora Pierce

a80f9ae

You haven't been bit till a dragon does it.

daine kitten dragon

Tamora Pierce

d7a90e4

Does your ma know you're this silly?" she demanded tartly. He nodded, comically sad. "The few gray hairs she has on her head are my doing. But" -- with an exaggerated change of mood -- "I send her plenty of money, so she can pay to have them dyed!" "I hope she beat you as a child," Onua grumbled."

mothers

Tamora Pierce

01ccbfa

Why, I'm just as true and honest as dirt. And I'm even more charming than dirt.

Tamora Pierce

33f3541

Never break a promise to an animal. They're like babies--they won't understand.

promises

Tamora Pierce

cab1c89

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

Tamora Pierce

be27ee1

You are a terrifying creature," the Voice told her solemnly. "You do not take your place in your father's tent, letting men make your decisions for you. You ride as a man, you fight as a man, and you think as a man --" "I think as a human being," she retorted hotly. "Men don't think any differently from women -- they just make more fuss about being able to."

Tamora Pierce

8f64a66

You know, ogres only sound stupid. Most are pretty smart." "And it's a shallow person who judges anyone by the way they sound. I'm so shallow I'm surprised I don't reflect myself."

neal

Tamora Pierce

7c20f27

I'm sick of this. Call me what you like, say I'm without honor, I don't care. I'm not getting on any more horses to whack you people with a stick.

kel

Tamora Pierce

2c1d87b

Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.

Tamora Pierce

49467df

The Lower City is MINE, Its People are MINE. If I Find Them That's Doing All This Kidnapping And Murdering, They'd Best Pray For Mercy, Because Once I Get My Teeth In 'Em I Will NEVER Let Them Go.

Tamora Pierce

109c8df

You fed it.' The badger sighed. 'Sometimes I think you'll feed .

Tamora Pierce

2f77c02

Does anyone in this land act like they're supposed to?

tortall

Tamora Pierce

5e69aaa

She would have kissed him, if she kissed stupid men.

Tamora Pierce

d423f5b

There is a saying in the Islands. Beware the women of the warrior class, for all they touch is both decorative and deadly.-Yuki

Tamora Pierce

9c83493

And if wishes were pies, I`d weigh more than I do. Sir Myles of Barony Olau

Tamora Pierce

80decdd

I well knew the rules to follow with our training Dogs: Speak when you're spoken to. Keep out of the way. Obey all orders. Get killed on your own time.

fantasy

Tamora Pierce

67e0443

WE do try to eat," Raoul called back to her [Kel]. I go all faint if I don't get fed regularly. Only think of the disgrace to the King's Own if I fell from the saddle." "But there was that time in Fanwood," a voice behind them said. "That wedding in Tameran," added the blonde Sergeant Osbern, riding a horse-length behind Kel. "Don't forget when what's-his-name, with the army, retired," yelled a third. "Silence, insubordinate curs!" cried Ra..

Tamora Pierce

2e7755d

Marriage is for noblewomen with nothing else to do.

Tamora Pierce

5314fc4

You ride as a man, fight as a man, and you think as a man-" "I think as a human being," she retorted hotly. "Men don't think any differently from women- they just make more noise about being able to."

humour gender-stereotypes

Tamora Pierce

adb836a

He was stupid. If I killed everyone who was stupid, I wouldn't have time to sleep.

stupidity

Tamora Pierce

7ccab28

Alan, you seem to think we won't like you unless you do things just like everyone else. Have you ever thought we might like you because you're different?

identity

Tamora Pierce