“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

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American writer of fantasy novels for children 1954

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