Tamora Pierce: Quotes about thinking

Tamora Pierce is American writer of fantasy novels for children. Explore interesting quotes on thinking.
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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

“Why does this mean so much to you, Jon?"
The Prince turned. "Because he's my friend. Because I always know where he stands, and where I stand with him. Because I think he'd die for me and--and I think I'd die for him. Is that enough?”

Tamora Pierce book Alanna: The First Adventure

Source: Alanna: The First Adventure

“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

“it's your own fault for encouraging him…, you know. Now he thinks he's a human being.
Neal of Queens cove”

Tamora Pierce book Page

Source: Page

“A bully fights people littler and weaker than he is because he thinks it's fun.”

Tamora Pierce book Alanna: The First Adventure

Source: Alanna: The First Adventure

“We can't just act without thinking anymore, Tris. They've been trying to teach as that all along. I guess if we're mages, we can't exactly be kids, can we?
- Sandry after the pirate attack”

Tamora Pierce Tris's Book

Source: Tris's Book

“The bravest person I know is afraid of the dark. She sleeps with a night lamp always, but if her friends are threatened? She suddenly thinks she's a bear twelve feet tall and attacks whoever scared her friends.”

Tamora Pierce book Cold Fire

Source: Cold Fire

“Men don't think and differently from women - they just make more noise about being able to.”

Tamora Pierce The Woman Who Rides Like a Man

Source: The Woman Who Rides Like a Man

“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

“You ride as a man, fight as a man, and you think as a man-"
"I think as a human being," she retorted hotly. "Men don't think any differently from women- they just make more noise about being able to.”

Tamora Pierce The Woman Who Rides Like a Man

Source: The Woman Who Rides Like a Man

“Thus went my first Court Day.
I think I'm going to puke.”

Tamora Pierce book Terrier

Source: Terrier