“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

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