Tamora Pierce citations

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“Scary with you is better than scary without you”

“Didn't they realize that the only way to change things was to act?”

“I am not wise, but I can always learn.”

“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.”

“There is power and there is power, my dear. My power can be vast, in the right places.”

“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.”

“Without patience, magic would be undiscovered - in rushing everything, we would never hear its whisper inside.”

“Fear is a good thing. It mean you're paying attention.”

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

“I believe in deeds, not words.”

“Where everyone else sees a straight line, you see a maze, and when I'm done talking to you, the maze starts to make more sense
--Reply by Dove to Aly's silent inquiry”

“I'm not so fond of people myself, Evvy, but I took my vows for a reason. There are two classes of people in the world, the destroyers and the builders. I want to build, not destroy. You need to ask yourself who you're going to be.”

“Without reading, we are all without light in the dark, without fire in the cold.”

“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.”

“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?”

“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?”

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

“Moral issues rarely have yes or no answers.
-Myles to Alanna when she asks about the Gift”

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

“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!”

“You turned into a hero when I wasn't watching.”

“Girl, boy or dancing bear, you're the finest page-the finest squire-to-be-at court." (Jon to Alanna)”

“Just because I'm no jaw clacker doesn't mean there should be a ruction put up whenever I have sommat to say.”

“I want to marry her, when I grow up to be a man.”

“If we pick a fight, then we're just as bad as them. Combat should be used just to help people who can't defend themselves, period."
"Well, if I don't fight back and they pound on me, then I'm one of the people I should be defending.”

“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”

“You've been nipping at cook's wine!!”

“I’m to attend balls and banquets without my squire?" demanded Raoul, all innocence. "I can't handle things like requesting water to shave with, or getting my clothes pressed. I need Kel.”

“Excuse me," she said politely. "But you can't have him. Not yet. He's going to come back with me.”