Tamora Pierce: Doing

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“Most humans think the appearance of quietquiet. 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

Source: Trickster's Choice

“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?”

Tamora Pierce book Alanna: The First Adventure

Source: Alanna: The First Adventure

“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.”

Tamora Pierce Squire

Source: Squire

“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.”

Tamora Pierce

“You mortals are like fish
swimming in a globe of glass.
That globe is your world.
You do not see beyond it.”

Tamora Pierce book Lady Knight

Source: Lady Knight

“Ishabal: "If you may correct your vision as you like, why do you wear spectacles?"
Tris: "Because I like them. Because I have better things to do with my magic than fixing my vision when ordinary glass will do.”

Tamora Pierce book The Will of the Empress

Source: The Will of the Empress

“George looked at her for a long moment. Finally he replied, "And why do you find it so hard to think someone might like you and want to do things for you?”

Tamora Pierce book Alanna: The First Adventure

Source: Alanna: The First Adventure

“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.”

Tamora Pierce

Source: Trickster's Queen

“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 The Realms of the Gods

Source: The Realms of the Gods

“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 book Terrier

Source: Terrier

“Why do I get the feeling that if you give me a hard time, I'll tell all of our year-mates your family nickname is Meathead?”

Tamora Pierce

“Marriage is for noblewomen with nothing else to do.”

Tamora Pierce

Source: Trickster's Choice

“What hasto do with the price of peas in Persopolis?”

Tamora Pierce The Realms of the Gods

Source: The Realms of the Gods

“We could mate. In a year our nestlings would be large enough to mob anyone we like… Should I begin to court you? Do you like grubs or ants better?… I will be here. In case you change your mind about mating.”

Tamora Pierce

Source: Trickster's Choice

“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

“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