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
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.
messages people samuel school send western
I'm of the Samuel Goldwyn school of writing: If you need to send a message, call Western Union. Any messages people take away from my books are the ones they see in them.
neil
Neil Gaiman's 'Sandman' just rocked my world in the late '80s and early '90s. I couldn't read them fast enough.
available books
Books are as dark as what is available to teenagers through the media every day.
castle click power rings wedding
My husband and I click wedding rings sometimes and say, 'By the power of the Castle of Greyskull!'
fall chance poor
Stefan spat. "Oh, aye, he fell. O' course, Master Ralon helped him fall, several times. Poor li'l tyke didn't have a chance.
lying sometimes
Alanna didn't approve of lying, but in a pinch a lie was sometimes better than the truth.
wise i-can
I am not wise, but I can always learn.
book yardsticks wealth
Books are still the main yardstick by which I measure true wealth.
fun fighting thinking
A bully fights people littler and weaker than he is because he thinks it's fun.
fall tired one-day
I wish you would thrash him. He deserves it." She looked back at him. "I will one day, sir. I'm getting tired of falling down.
real animal people
You are the Protector of the Small. You see real people in the humans and animals overlooked by your peers. There will always be work for you.