Quotes from Tamora Pierce

My heart bleeds buttermilk. -Daine

Without patience, magic would be undiscovered - in rushing everything, we would never hear its whisper inside.

There is power and there is power, my dear. My power can be vast, in the right places.

This may be my only chance to see humans before these two are made into fertilizer for Moonwind's rosebushes.

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.

Raoul: Age and treachery! Neal: Youth and skill!

Oh! I'm stupid as well as insane.

Goodwin scowled at her cup. With all due respect, my lord, I hate it when you make sense.

Fear is a good thing. It mean you're paying attention.

I believe in deeds, not words.

I'm sorry, she said humbly. I haven't wanted to lie to you. I should hope so. You're the worst liar I've ever met. He thought about it for a moment, then added, --or the best. Now I'm all confused.

At last Niko dropped his hands, and opened his eyes. His perfect tree illusion solidified and settled. Very nice, said Briar with approval. Couldn't have done better myself Couldn't do it at all yourself, muttered Tris. Briar ignored her. But you'd never find a cork oak in these parts. Too cold. Niko looked down his nose at the boy. I beg your pardon? Briar shrugged. Just thought I'd mention it. Niko glared.

I myself have noticed my growing resemblance to a daffodil.

I bet his mother was a wyvern. -Scamp

Scummer, pox and wound rot! roared Tunstall, slamming his fist down on the bed. Gods cursed the pig-tarsed mammering craven currish beef-witted bum-licking gut-griping louts that did this to me! May every flea, leech and hookworm in all creation find and feast upon them!

I love you, Jonathan, she whispered. A long arm snaked around her, and he pulled her against his side. I know, he said. I just wanted to be sure you knew it, too.

Tris: What if I don't want to cut up aloe leaves? Rosethorn: Ask me if I care what you want.

You mortals are like fish swimming in a globe of glass. That globe is your world. You do not see beyond it.

I'm not so fond of people myself, Evvy, but I took my vows for a reason. There are two classes of people in the world, the destroyers and the builders. I want to build, not destroy. You need to ask yourself who you're going to be.

I told Ersken, Lately it's been like living on the knife's edge, never knowing which side I'll fall off on Ersken clapped me on the shoulder as we stepped into the street. Cheer up, Beka. Maybe you were going to fall off that razor's edge before, but not today, he said, as good humored as always. Today we're doing to jump.

Dale: No, no--curse it, Beka, you're the prickliest woman I've ever met! Goodwin: No, I am. But she comes very close, I have to say. — Dale Rowan and Clara Goodwin when Beka didn't want to accept money for being Dale's luck

Now to find Tristan, if he survived the excitement. I hope he did. I have some things to say to him, and none of them are 'Goddess bless'. -Numair Salmalin

Where everyone else sees a straight line, you see a maze, and when I'm done talking to you, the maze starts to make more sense --Reply by Dove to Aly's silent inquiry

If I say you're a goatherd's son, you say, 'Yes, Lord Ralon.' Alanna gasped with fury. I'd as soon kiss a pig! Is that what you've been doing-kissing pigs? Or being kissed?