My new knight mistress is famed for wielding sharp edges: Sword, Knife and Tongue! Tamora Pierce More Quotes by Tamora Pierce More Quotes From Tamora Pierce I come from a dysfunctional family, so my views of parents and parenting used to be highly mixed. Tamora Pierce dysfunctional-familyparentviews Most important of all, there is no right or wrong way to write - there's only what works for you. I was taught to write every day, but I know a writer (a bestseller at that!) who only writes on weekends. Tamora Pierce weekendimportantwriting Cats aren't special advisers. They advise us all the time, whether we want them to or no. Tamora Pierce catspecialwant Most humans think the appearance of quiet is quiet. 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 eggsenemythinking Indeed Not. Stop kicking me, Daine. You understand, she is very important to a number of powerful nobles and mages in Tortall." Numair's voice was quiet, almost friendly; his eyes were hard. "Their majesties. Lady Alanna and her husband, the baron of Pirate's Swoop. Me. All of us would take iit amiss if we thought for a moment she was being trifled with, particularly by a young man who wasn't free to do the right thing by her." "Numair," Daine growled. "Can I speak to you privately for a moment? "No. Stepping on my foot won't work either. Do I make myself clear, Prince Kaddar? Tamora Pierce husbandpowerfuleye I imbue this place with my essence, every stone and every drop. My visit will do wonders for the flowers." Aly propped her chin on her hand. "So does manure," she observed. Tamora Pierce floweressencehands With each book, in each place, I have to keep an ongoing map as I write because otherwise I don't know where I am. Tamora Pierce ongoingwritingbook You have an audience that is fairly well grounded in the real world. You serve them and yourself best by making everything as real as possible. Tamora Pierce wellsrealworld free time is an illusion. It's what you get when you die and the gods reward you for a life spent working from dawn until midnight. Tamora Pierce rewardsmidnightdawn A library is a gateway to others' minds, hearts, and lives. Tamora Pierce librarymindheart What people tell me they take away from my books is that they can shape their lives, they can achieve their own dreams. And certainly that's what I want them to take away. Tamora Pierce dreambookpeople What happens to each of my female heroes, certainly, is they find something bigger than themselves that they are honored to serve. It's not giving up your family. Tamora Pierce femalegiving-uphero The fantasy that appeals most to people is the kind that's rooted thoroughly in somebody looking around a corner and thinking, 'What if I wandered into this writer's people here?' If you've done your job and made your people and your settings well enough, that adds an extra dimension that you can't buy. Tamora Pierce jobspeoplethinking I've written short stories in first person, but you have so much more control writing in third person. Third person, you know what everybody's thinking. First person is very limiting, and I could never sustain a first person novel before. Tamora Pierce storieswritingthinking I love meeting fans. They're always fun, they always have good things to say, smart questions to ask, and plenty of ideas for me to explore in the future. Tamora Pierce smartfunideas I don't write from dreams because I don't remember mine, but I had a fragment of an image left about twins, whose father was telling them how their lives were going to go for the next eight years. I wrote a scene about that, and then another and then another and then another, and after five months I had 732 pages. Tamora Pierce dreamwritingfather After I recovered from 'Lioness', I wanted to write something about animals because I really like mythical creatures, especially dragons. At 12, I was one of those semi-recluses who did better with animals than people. Out of that, came the character, Daine, who could communicate with animals. Tamora Pierce writinganimalcharacter Reflect as if you have all of time, even when time is short. Tamora Pierce ifs Men broke into their homes, killed their families, threatened you--and you won't let them do anything for fear you'll be hurt. That's selfish. How would you like it if I took your bow and said I cared too much about you to let you fight? Tamora Pierce selfishhurthome You know something? There are sandstorms that strip man and horse and bury them — I've seen them. I saw bones piled higher than my head for the folly of a bad king and those who wanted his throne. I lived through a blizzard that froze every other living creature solid. Against those things, you're only a man. I can deal with you. Tamora Pierce horsekingsmen
