You look as scary as a buttered muffin. - Tamora Pierce
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
...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
It's harder to heal than it is to kill. - Tamora Pierce
She rides as a man, goes unveiled as a man, fights as a man. Let her prove herself worthy as a man, worthy of her weapons and of our friendship. - Tamora Pierce
Don't call me 'gentleman'. I work for a livin'. - Tamora Pierce
Would I serve you or (Prince) Jon stolen goods? he asked. "No, don't answer me. - Tamora Pierce
If you have to hit--hit low. - Tamora Pierce
We're on a hunt, Cooper. When you're on a hunt, you do whatever it takes. - Tamora Pierce
As long as there's life, there's hope. - Tamora Pierce
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. - Tamora Pierce