Tamora Pierce quotes - page 7

I've written short stories in first person, but you have so much more control writing in third person. Third person, you know what everybody's thinking. First person is very limiting, and I could never sustain a first person novel before. (Tamora Pierce)
Never before had she seen such creatures, though they looked much live very large, very shaggy white goats. Thin black horns punctuated the top of their long faces. You look like a collection of grandfathers, she thought, amused. View quote
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If you aren't having fun, if you aren't anxious to find out what happens next as you write, then not only will you run out of steam on the story, but you won't be able to entertain anyone else, either. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Girl, boy or dancing bear, you're the finest page-the finest squire-to-be-at court." (Jon to Alanna) View quote
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Don't you ever get tired of asking questions?' 'Never. They're mother's milk to me. View quote
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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. View quote
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You haven't been bit till a dragon does it. (Tamora Pierce)
You've been nipping at cook's wine!! View quote
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So long as there are nobles and commoners, the wealthy and the poor, those with power will be heard, and those without ignored. That's the world. View quote
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Ozorne, my precious, where are you? - Rikash Moonsword. View quote
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It's always better to attack than to defend," Coram had told her when they talked about fencing late at night. "Always. Ye don't win with defense--ye only hold the other feller off, or wear him down. Attack and have done with it! View quote
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Not one word," Kel warned. "Tobe and I have reached an understanding." Neal's lips twitched. "Why do I feel you did most of the understanding. View quote
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Not all nine-fingered girls have hatchets, she said in Tradertalk. Some of us just tried to have a conversation with a snapping turtle. (Sandry to Daja, referring to her conversation with Tris.) View quote
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Raoul: Age and treachery! Neal: Youth and skill! View quote
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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. View quote
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As long as there's life, there's hope. View quote
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I've said it before and I'll say it again, my lord. You are an evil man. (Tamora Pierce)
Now to find Tristan, if he survived the excitement. I hope he did. I have some things to say to him, and none of them are 'Goddess bless'. -Numair Salmalin. View quote
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Oh, Daja," moaned Jory, "you sound just like my parents." She ran from the schoolroom. "Well, there's no reason to insult me, "muttered Daja, half offended. View quote
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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. View quote
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Oh! I'm stupid as well as insane. View quote
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