Oakbridge did his work with dramatics and prophecies that all would go horribly awry. Having dealt with him over midwinter, Kel wondered why the man hadn’t died of a heart attack. Instead he seemed to thrive on disaster and finding people seated in the wrong places.

— Tamora Pierce

Tamora Pierce Quotes

Few people are wise enough to know they might not be ready for such a venture. Too many rush to wed, only to discover they know little about what they’re getting into.

— Tamora Pierce

Someday I must read this scholar everyone.

— Tamora Pierce

You do not take your place in your father’s tent, letting men make your decisions. You ride as a man, you fight as a man, and you think as a man – ” “I think as a human being,” she retorted hotly. “Men don’t think any differently from women – they just make more noise about being able to.

— Tamora Pierce

Numair smiled. “Their society is ruled by females. Each pack is led by sisters.” “Sensible of them,” Daine said, grinning up at him.

— Tamora Pierce

On the outside, the pony insisted. Not inside. Inside you’re People.

— Tamora Pierce

Magelet, one thing I have learned is that humans cling to their first knowledge of you, particularly if they have no experience of you once you’ve changed.

— Tamora Pierce

My wondrous book says you’re a feline, and a carnivore, and a vertebrate, and a mammal. I wish them that wrote it could smell around here right now and maybe they wouldn’t call you all those pretty names.

— Tamora Pierce

Maybe it takes a coward more courage – not less – to do and not do things. Perhaps cowards understand the world so much better than brave folk.

— Tamora Pierce

He was a god, the greatest of those who ruled two-leggers, but he was no Chaos queen. Her supply of awed terror was used up for today.

— Tamora Pierce

People with a good life would defend it more vigorously than people who were beaten down by their masters and their fates.

— Tamora Pierce

I respect you heaps, lady knight. I’d’ve thrown myself off a bridge, getting this assignment. You, you’re there with lists and plans. You listen to every flap-mouthed bumpkin who thinks he can do your task better, and you answer with a smile and thanks. Why, you’ve inspired me to be a blessing to my fellow bumpkin, just like you.

— Tamora Pierce

At last the King’s Champion straightened with a groan, her free hand going to her lower back. “Nobody ever says that, even with healers, your body still adds up your breaks and bruises, then gives you the bill in your mid-thirties,” she said wryly.

— Tamora Pierce

Most disasters are fast, and big. You can see everyone else’s life got overturned when yours did. Houses are smashed, livestock’s dead. But plagues isolate people. They shut themselves inside while disease takes a life at a time, day after day. It adds up. Whole cities break under the load of what was lost. People stop trusting each other, because you don’t know who’s sick.

— Tamora Pierce

You’re brave, to admit you don’t know everything and then do something about it.

— Tamora Pierce

Have you ever noticed that when you try to deny some part of yourself, things fall out so you need that part more than any other?

— Tamora Pierce

What was unreasonable about asking those that had the coin to build the kingdom up again? They made enough riches off of us.

— Tamora Pierce

The gods cannot reveal all things; otherwise, where is men’s right to choose their fates? Where is your right to choose?

— Tamora Pierce

Her tolerance for fools had always been slight, and she was losing the little she had.

— Tamora Pierce

It was almost warm for the first day of New Year; she was dressed comfortably; she had a good horse and Faithful with her and Coram at her side. Roger’s death was bad, she thought, but life could be much, much worse. Perhaps I’ll live and be happy after, all.

— Tamora Pierce

I leave you mages to it. I’m going to camp and torture some trainees.

— Tamora Pierce
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