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“The first thing every mage should learn is that magic makes fools of us. Now you may call yourself a mage. You have learned the most important lesson.”

Tamora Pierce book Melting Stones

Source: Melting Stones

“She glared at him. "Why are you forever asking hard questions?"
He smiled. "Sooner or later you'll have to be able to answer one."
Daja shoved him, grinning.”

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“And if they don't believe us, I can give them the ghost eyes, you can go all big and threatening, Farmer can do his cracknob simpleton, and my lady can don her nobleness. We'll do all right.”

Tamora Pierce book Mastiff

Source: Mastiff

“Ozorne, my precious, where are you?

- Rikash Moonsword”

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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.”

Tamora Pierce book Cold Fire

Source: Cold Fire

“It's been interesting, "Frostpine said casually. "I wanted Daja to get some experience of other smiths'-and other mages'- ways of doing things, if only so she can see mine is best.”

Tamora Pierce book Cold Fire

Source: Cold Fire

“She rides as a man, goes unveiled as a man, fights as a man. Let her prove herself worthy as a man, worthy of her weapons and of our friendship.”

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“I said I fell down.
Ah. The ground bloodied your nose, split yer lip, and punched ye in th' eye, all at once.
I said I don't want to talk about it.”

Tamora Pierce book Alanna: The First Adventure

Source: Alanna: The First Adventure

“Sometimes there's nothing you can do. […] Sometimes they don't have enough to fight with.”

Tamora Pierce Briar's Book

Source: Briar's Book

“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.)”

Tamora Pierce book Sandry's Book

Source: Sandry's Book

“If arrogance were shoes, he'd never go barefoot.”

Tamora Pierce book Page

Source: Page

“If I say you're a goatherd's son, you say, 'Yes, Lord Ralon.'"
Alanna gasped with fury. "I'd as soon kiss a pig! Is that what you've been doing-kissing pigs? Or being kissed?”

Tamora Pierce book Alanna: The First Adventure

Source: Alanna: The First Adventure

“I love you, Jonathan," she whispered.
A long arm snaked around her, and he pulled her against his side.
"I know," he said. "I just wanted to be sure you knew it, too.”

Tamora Pierce In the Hand of the Goddess

Source: In the Hand of the Goddess

“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”

Tamora Pierce book Wolf-Speaker

Source: Wolf-Speaker

“Dale: "No, no--curse it, Beka, you're the prickliest woman I've ever met!"
Goodwin: "No, I am. But she comes very close, I have to say."
— Dale Rowan and Clara Goodwin when Beka didn't want to accept money for being Dale's "luck”

Tamora Pierce book Bloodhound

Source: Bloodhound

“Tris: "What if I don't want to cut up aloe leaves?"
Rosethorn: "Ask me if Iwhat you want.”

Tamora Pierce book Daja's Book

Source: Daja's Book

“I'm sorry," she said humbly. "I haven't wanted to lie to you."
"I should hope so. You're the worst liar I've ever met." He thought about it for a moment, then added, "--or the best. Now I'm all confused.”

Tamora Pierce book Alanna: The First Adventure

Source: Alanna: The First Adventure

“I bet his mother was a wyvern.
-Scamp”

Tamora Pierce The Realms of the Gods

Source: The Realms of the Gods

“Waves are the voices of tides. Tides are life," murmured Niko. "They bring new food for shore creatures, and take ships out to sea. They are the ocean's pulse, and our own heartbeat.”

Tamora Pierce book Sandry's Book

Source: Sandry's Book

“Oh! I'm stupid as well as insane.”

Tamora Pierce In the Hand of the Goddess

Source: In the Hand of the Goddess