Tamora Pierce
Tamora Pierce
Tamora Pierceis an American writer of fantasy fiction for teenagers, known best for stories featuring young heroines. She made a name for herself with her first book series, The Song of the Lioness, which followed the main character Alanna through the trials and triumphs of training as a knight. Many of her books have feminist themes...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth13 December 1953
CountryUnited States of America
believe mind world
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.
ocean sea voice
Waves are the voices of tides. Tides are life," murmured Niko. "They bring new food for shore creatures, and take ships out to sea. They are the ocean's pulse, and our own heartbeat.
way realizing
Didn't they realize that the only way to change things was to act?
heal harder
It's harder to heal than it is to kill.
men vocabulary lasts
Threats are the last resort of a man with no vocabulary.
rushing meditation magic
Without patience, magic would be undiscovered - in rushing everything, we would never hear its whisper inside.
reading dark fire
Without reading, we are all without light in the dark, without fire in the cold.
mother
I bet his mother was a wyvern. -Scamp
rewards dawn midnight
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.
folks
[P]ride is something only folk with money can afford.
hurt selfish home
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?
land doe
Does anyone in this land act like they're supposed to?
distance
You must tell Lady Alanna that sometime. I'd do it from a distance.
magic important lessons
The first thing every mage should learn is that magic makes fools of us. Now you may call yourself a mage. You have learned the most important lesson.