Tamora Pierce quotes - page 4

Why, I'm just as true and honest as dirt. And I'm even more charming than dirt. (Tamora Pierce)
Never break a promise to an animal. They're like babies-they won't understand. View quote
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Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it. View quote
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I swear the sparrows called us ten kinds of idiot when we did it. View quote
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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? View quote
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Not too fast," called Raoul. "Let's not scare anyone." "His majesty said with all deliberate speed!" chirped the courier. He flinched under Lerant's glare. "That's how we're doing it," Raoul told him. "Deliberately. View quote
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My new knight mistress is famed for wielding sharp edges: Sword, Knife and Tongue! View quote
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What's dry?' 'Good question. Next question! View quote
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Either I've turned stupid, or life's turned hard. View quote
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You are the Protector of the Small. You see real people in the humans and animals overlooked by your peers. There will always be work for you. View quote
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Haven't you ever noticed that people who win say it's because the gods know they are in the right, but if they lose, it wasn't the gods who declared them wrong? Their opponent cheated, or their equipment was bad. (Tamora Pierce)
If you look hard and long, you can find us. If you listen hard and long, you can hear any of us, call any of us that you wish. View quote
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Scary with you is better than scary without you. View quote
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Didn't they realize that the only way to change things was to act? View quote
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I am not wise, but I can always learn. View quote
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What if custom is wrong? demanded the part of her that believed in the code of chivalry. A knight must set things right. View quote
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If I were useful, you wouldn't know it was me. View quote
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If you have to hit--hit low. View quote
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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. View quote
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You are brave, kicking a chained prisoner. They must sing heroic ballads about you on winter nights!" (Alanna) View quote
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Reflect as if you have all of time, even when time is short. (Tamora Pierce)
Cats aren't special advisers. They advise us all the time, whether we want them to or no. View quote
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I truly love our Code of Chivalry. We are taught that noblemen must take everything and say nothing. Noblemen must stand alone. Well, we're men, and men aren't born to stand alone. -Myles of Olau. View quote
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There is power and there is power, my dear. My power can be vast, in the right places. View quote
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I wish you would thrash him. He deserves it." She looked back at him. "I will one day, sir. I'm getting tired of falling down. View quote
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