Why do boys say someone acts like a girl as if it were an insult? Tamora Pierce More Quotes by Tamora Pierce More Quotes From Tamora Pierce Curiosity killed the cat,” Fesgao remarked, his dark eyes unreadable. Aly rolled her eyes. Why did everyone say that to her? “People always forget the rest of the saying,” she complained. “‘And satisfaction brought it back. Tamora Pierce cateyedark Sweetheart, never listen to what my enemies say. They're very confused people. I know they are because I've spent years making them that way. Tamora Pierce confusedpeopleyears A good friend will help you up when you fall. A best friend will laugh and try to trip you again. - I'm not sure Tamora Pierce good-friendlaughingfall She would have kissed him, if she kissed stupid men. Tamora Pierce stupid-menstupidmen He was overconfident”, she told him. “And I won so the gods must have thought I was right. Otherwise they’d have made me lose. You know how trial by combat works.” “You won because you were good” he corrected her. “I find it hard to believe the gods sit forever about the Divine Realms betting on jousts and trials by combat. Tamora Pierce trialsforeverbelieve You know, ogres only sound stupid. Most are pretty smart." "And it's a shallow person who judges anyone by the way they sound. I'm so shallow I'm surprised I don't reflect myself. Tamora Pierce shallow-personsmartstupid A bully fights people littler and weaker than he is because he thinks it's fun. Tamora Pierce fightingfunthinking I want to marry her, when I grow up to be a man. Tamora Pierce growing-upwantmen I believe that we haven't begun to understand the many forces that bind the physical world, any more than we understand our own minds and what they're capable of. Tamora Pierce mindbelieveworld Well, laddie, if you've let an old buzzard like me hurt you confidence, you couldn't have had much in the first place. Tamora Pierce buzzardshurtfirsts He doesn't need my help coming up with pranks. He's got too many ideas of his own. - Daja referring to Briar in their first year at Discipline cottage Tamora Pierce disciplineyearsideas 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 Tamora Pierce exactly-iskidsthinking "I am silly, now and then," Sandry admitted. "My mother said I was, anyway." "If you know, you can stop it." Carefully Daja placed a candle behind Trader Koma's image. "Then you've never been silly, or you'd know it just creeps up without any warning." Tamora Pierce warningmothersilly Face it," Gary told her kindly. "You'll never catch up. You just do as much as you can and take the punishments without saying anything. Sometimes I wonder if that isn't what they're really trying to teach us--to take plenty and keep our mouths shut. Tamora Pierce punishmentmouthstrying 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 Tamora Pierce inquirymazestalking 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! Tamora Pierce defensewinningnight Moral issues rarely have yes or no answers. -Myles to Alanna when she asks about the Gift Tamora Pierce issuesmoralanswers Excuse me," she said politely. "But you can't have him. Not yet. He's going to come back with me. Tamora Pierce excuse-meexcusesaid 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? Tamora Pierce wantlongthinking Once she was certain, she didn't waiver. I had to make her stop for water or a bite to eat. She obeyed, but she was restless. As clear as if she spoke to me, she was saying, "Very well, I know you want to keep my strength up, but scent fades, you know!" And I'd say, "I know, girl, buy you're what I have and I'm going to take care of you. Tamora Pierce caregirlwater
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