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

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Don't die on me," she whispered when the clock struck midnight and he still had not moved. "It's only a little shoulder wound. Goddess, George-don't die on me." His eyes flickered open and he smiled. "I didn't know you cared," he whispered. "And why insult me? I won't die for a wee nick like this; I've had worse in my day." Alanna wiped her wet cheeks. "Of course I care, you unprincipled pickpocket!" she whispered. "Of course I care.

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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.

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I am not wise, but I can always learn. by Tamora Pierce

I am not wise, but I can always learn.

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"Hello," he greeted her cheerfully. "You must be Alan of Trebond. You're very hardy to have made it this far the first day. Has anyone said what we try to learn in here?"

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Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it... by Tamora Pierce

Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.

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Dale: "No, no--curse it, Beka, you're the prickliest woman I've ever met!" Goodwin: "No, I am. But she comes very close, I have to say." — Dale Rowan and Clara Goodwin when Beka didn't want to accept money for being Dale's "luck

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I well knew the rules to follow with our training Dogs: Speak when you're spoken to. Keep out of the way. Obey all orders. Get killed on your own time.

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It's not just children who need heroes. by Tamora Pierce

It's not just children who need heroes.

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Shouldn't you know what love's like, before you begin renouncin'... by Tamora Pierce

Shouldn't you know what love's like, before you begin renouncin' it" George Cooper

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If you look hard and long, you can find us. If you listen hard and long, you can hear any of us, call any of us that you wish.

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Tortall and the Queens Riders! by Tamora Pierce

Tortall and the Queens Riders!

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Not all nine-fingered girls have hatchets, she said in Tradertalk. Some of us just tried to have a conversation with a snapping turtle. (Sandry to Daja, referring to her conversation with Tris.)

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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.

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When it was her own doing, she was always tempted to skip a day, or just glance down, then get back to the ground. Kel had to force herself to keep her vow.

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I--buy, and I sell." "You're a thief. by Tamora Pierce

I--buy, and I sell." "You're a thief.

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Alanna didn't approve of lying, but in a pinch a lie was sometime... by Tamora Pierce

Alanna didn't approve of lying, but in a pinch a lie was sometimes better than the truth.

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If you have to hit--hit low. by Tamora Pierce

If you have to hit--hit low.

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Stefan spat. "Oh, aye, he fell. O' course, Master Ralon helped him fall, several times. Poor li'l tyke didn't have a chance.

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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.

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Don't let him upset you," Niko told the four softly. "He's old and he's frightened." "You're as old as him, and you aren't scared of us," Briar pointed out. Niko glared at him. "Thank you so much," he retorted waspishly.

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