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
rushing meditation magic
Without patience, magic would be undiscovered - in rushing everything, we would never hear its whisper inside.
library
Libraries are places where the damaged go to find friends
parent half sound
Oh, Daja," moaned Jory, "you sound just like my parents." She ran from the schoolroom. "Well, there's no reason to insult me, "muttered Daja, half offended.
vow force glances
When it was her own doing, she was always tempted to skip a day, or just glance down, then get back to the ground. Kel had to force herself to keep her vow.
disappointment envy feelings
Sadly for my wedding plans, I learned that Nestor is a bardash. I envy the men who enjoy his favors. He has always treated me with friendship which I now value more than my old romantic feelings.
offering giving black
No more is your master a god, Nobility, but he wants offerings from all. When Black God claims us, who will be punished for giving worship and power to a false god? The prince? Or Banjiku?
sergeants
But, Sergeant Osbern, Sir, I like my head.
kings maggots
We'll be chopped up before you can say 'King Maggot'.
sparrows kind idiot
I swear the sparrows called us ten kinds of idiot when we did it.
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.
together-again able steps
If her rump were any stiffer, she'd break it every time she rides', I thought to Pounce. 'If she fell on the steps, they would never be able to put her together again', he replied.
queens thinking faults
it's your own fault for encouraging him..., you know. Now he thinks he's a human being. Neal of Queens cove
knights what-if chivalry
What if custom is wrong? demanded the part of her that believed in the code of chivalry. A knight must set things right.
nice pages being-nice
Do we say, Oh now I'm going to be nice to the weak and the small? Or do we do as we learned when we were pages?