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9b38530
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Folk caught up in a riot aren't our cousins and sisters, our brothers and uncles. They are part of a big animal with many arms and claws, armed with stones and sticks.
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Tamora Pierce |
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0a5a47c
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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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kyprioth
funny-humor
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Tamora Pierce |
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3e5f066
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When in doubt," the mage Numair Salmalin had taught the pages, "Shoot the wizard."
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wizards
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Tamora Pierce |
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1386834
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These mages," Kol asked, a wicked glint in his eye, "what kind of fees will they charge? Will I get a two-for-one discount, since they're twins?"
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kol
twins
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tamora pierce |
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8130f9f
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Money talks and walks, but it does not bark.
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money
clary-goodwin
goodwin
bloodhound
tamora-pierce
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Tamora Pierce |
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eb57548
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Stefan shook his head. , he thought.
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guts
thinking
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Tamora Pierce |
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8bacf41
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Reflect as if you have all of time, even when time is short.
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Tamora Pierce |
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05301a8
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Her free hand was clenched in a fist. I held still, waiting for her to say something, to tell me she should have never left me here, where her friends might look to me for help. Finally she looked at me. Her eyes were hard, but she'd let no tears fall. "This is where we blame those who are responsible, Cooper, she told me, her voice very soft. "The colemongers, and the bought Dogs at Tradesmen's kennel. We'll leave an offering for him with ..
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grief
bad-news
response
blame
dread
justice
guilt
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Tamora Pierce |
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7bb5dbc
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Gran, for the gods' love, it's talk like yours that starts riots!" I said keeping my voice down. "Will you just put a stopper in it?" She looked at me and sighed. "Girl, do you ever take a breath and wonder if folk don't put out bait for you? To see if you'll bite? You'll never get a man if you don't relax." My dear old Gran. It's a wonder her children aren't every one of them as mad as priests, if she mangles their wits as she mangles mine..
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humor
baiting
single-women
granddaughter
family-relationship
grandmother
bickering
crazy
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Tamora Pierce |
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c309272
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Why do you look like cheese, Beka?" Nestor asked me quietly. "We've got help." I was too flummoxed to tell him I hadn't expected help to come so fast. Miracles aren't for the likes of me, didn't Nestor know that? Only the nobility gets them." --
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stunned
speechless
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Tamora Pierce |
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a20f611
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Pride is something only folk with money can afford.
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Tamora Pierce |
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55b8719
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Horses are calmer people. They also don't throw things at cats.
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humour
faithful
moonlight
horses
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Tamora Pierce (Author) |
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e8923ca
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Men died as she watched, and they didn't care about what they had fought for.
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war
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Tamora Pierce |
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216c962
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rosto cupped laddybuck in one hand and grabed the back of my neck with the other pulling me in and kissing me right on the mouth. i should have punched him but his lips were soft and sweet. i will punch him next time. -beka after she realizes that rosto the piper is the new rouge
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Tamora Pierce |
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ceada3b
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I love you," he whispered. "If you get yourself killed, I will never forgive you."
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Tamora Pierce |
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2b5bfbb
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Nestor beckoned to me and I dismounted with care.I handed the reins to the boy with thanks. I do not wish to see that hard-charging bag of bones again, unless it is in my soup.
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riding
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Tamora Pierce |
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e7b5b38
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Cats aren't special advisers. They advise us all the time, whether we want them to or no.
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Tamora Pierce |
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5fb8ad6
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Men broke into their homes, killed their families, threatened you--and you won't let them do anything for fear you'll be hurt. That's selfish. How would you like it if I took your bow and said I cared too much about you to let you fight?
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pain
love
fighting
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Tamora Pierce |
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f532ee5
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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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Tamora Pierce |
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beb9c7b
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A noble maiden must convey dignity and chastity without appearing to think about either one. Let common-born girls tussle in the hay with their loutish swains. The future of your family's bloodline and your future lord's bloodline should be your greatest concern. Let no man but one of your family embrace you. Let no man but your betrothed kiss any more than your fingertips; let your betrothed kiss you only on fingers, cheek, or forehead, le..
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tricksters-choice
tamora-pierce
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Tamora Pierce |
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1f8975d
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That's all this job is, Daine," she explained. "Trying to please everyone and pleasing no one. And it will only get worse, not better."
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Tamora Pierce |
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7427288
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We build up pretty pictures of men, when we want to be in love. We hate to have them ruined.
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men
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Tamora Pierce |
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a506df7
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You can tell all Namorn this is what happens when I am vexed," she informed him softly. "Little *bitch*," he snapped. Sandry looked him over soberly. "If you had understood that earlier, we could have avoided this unpleasantness," she replied."
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vexed
strong-heroine
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Tamora Pierce |
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0138736
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No can always be changed to yes, but it's very hard to change yes to no.
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Tamora Pierce |
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300042f
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There are times in every rider's life when it is necessary to apologize to a horse....
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Tamora Pierce |
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9a88248
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Wouldn't--" Kel began to say, but the words stuck in her mouth. She swallowed and tried again. "Wouldn't it be well, not nice to flirt with somebody you don't want to fall in love with?" --
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Tamora Pierce |
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b7edd83
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He liked me to help him when he did things. He explained what I didn't know, warned me when to stand aside, told me to get out of his way because he could do it faster, and thanked me for helping. There were moments when he needed me to rescue him, and he never blamed me for it, or got angry about it.
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Tamora Pierce |
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424df79
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If he were any stiffer, Alanna thought wryly, I'd paint a design on him and use him for a shield.
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Tamora Pierce |
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3092635
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Your place in life you can always change, whether you have the gift or not. But you cannot change what the gods have made you. The sooner you accept that, the happier you'll be.
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Tamora Pierce |
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e2ecf12
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Ralon didn't make anyone else put his tack away?" Alex wanted to know. "You didn't see anything strange?" Alanna didn't look up. "No." , she excused her lie mentally. "
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lying
ralon
bully
strange
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Tamora Pierce |
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fcc0d0d
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This is what I've come to," he said mournfully. "Following little birdies"
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Tamora Pierce |
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40a9705
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I wish we had a sign that this flaming dragon is part of an attack or something. Those dung heaps might think it's just one of their own monsters enjoying the sunrise.
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Tamora Pierce |
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9d30b8e
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I wanted to have something good to remember about today," she replied quietly. "Something that wasn't petty and mean. Sometimes you have to provide such moments yourself."
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nice-moments
winnamine
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Tamora Pierce |
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102c541
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Feelings, she learned, were hard to fight. She treasured his smiles and compliments and tried not to dwell on the fact that he gave this things to his friend Kel. His dreamy-eyed gazes, poems, and fits of passionate melancholy were for Uline. It was hard not to resent the older girl.
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jealousy
love
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Tamora Pierce |
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4b760a7
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They returned to the gallery and circled its rim, then went down a short hall. Scrap's tail twitched angrily when they reached Tristan's door: it was shut. Daine grabbed the knob. It stung her hand, making her yelp. "Kit? This ones magicked. Can you do anything?" Kitten stood on her hind feet and peered into the lock, then whistled two cheerful notes. Nothing happened. She scowled and whistled again, less cheerfully, more as a demand. Nothi..
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scrap
daine
kitten
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Tamora Pierce |
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ed61b27
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You get too excited over big flashes, Tunstall. Mages rely on that to make you think they have more power than you.
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Tamora Pierce |
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907ac29
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I don't have so many friends that I can afford to turn my back on any of them.
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Tamora Pierce |
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38be264
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All these things Alanna knew from her father's books and maps, but the reality took her breath away as a paragraph written in a book never could.
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Tamora Pierce |
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0f9574d
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No more is your master a god, Nobility, but he wants offerings from all. When Black God claims us, who will be punished for giving worship and power to a false god? The prince? Or Banjiku?
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worship
god
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Tamora Pierce |
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3b4ac9a
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Why does he speak of them that way?" The crow-man wanted to know. "They are humans, just like he is."
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Tamora Pierce |
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a39ea8c
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The god inside the man glanced at Aly. "This is your chessboard, I believe, my dear." Aly beamed at him. "So it is. And the game begins."
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Tamora Pierce |
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f87f262
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When people say a knight's job is all glory, I laugh, and laugh, and laugh.
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Tamora Pierce |
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c40f52f
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Sarra looked at her daughter and said reproachfully, "Speaking of war, I never raised you to be always fighting and killing. That's not woman's work." "It's needful, Ma. You taught me a woman has to know how to defend herself." "I never!" gasped Sarra, indignant. "You taught me when you were murdered in your own house," Daine said quietly."
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death
fighting
self-defense
sad
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Tamora Pierce |
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7de8563
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Before she knew it the afternoon was done, and the trainees were taking their new mounts to the stables for grooming. Daine, Onua, Buri, and Sarge helped then too, though Daine couldn't see how she could ever be comfortable telling a twenty-year-old man he was missing spots on the pony he was grooming. She did try it: "Excuse me, trainee what did you say your name was?" Blue gray eyes twinkled at her over his cream-colored mare's back. "I..
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sarge
daine
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Tamora Pierce |