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“Curiosity killed the cat,” Fesgao remarked, his dark eyes unreadable.
Aly rolled her eyes. Why did everyone say that to her? “People always forget the rest of the saying,” she complained. “‘And satisfaction brought it back.”
― Tamora Pierce , Trickster's Choice

“Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It's a way of understanding it.”
― Lloyd Alexander

“In some cases we learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself.”
― Lloyd Alexander, The Book of Three

“Threats are the last resort of a man with no vocabulary.”
― Tamora Pierce, Lady Knight

“You didn't kill him. He would have killed you, but you didn't kill him."
"So? He was stupid. If I killed everyone who was stupid, I wouldn't have time to sleep.”
― Tamora Pierce, In the Hand of the Goddess

“Every now and then I like to do as I'm told, just to confuse people.”
― Tamora Pierce, Melting Stones

“Someday I must read this scholar Everyone. He seems to have written so much--all of it wrong.”
― Tamora Pierce, Emperor Mage

“I think it's fair rude to make him a tree and not know what kind he is.”
― Tamora Pierce, Wolf-Speaker

“I distrust any advice that contains the words 'ought' or 'should'.”
― Tamora Pierce

“A girl nearby muttered,"If that's a lady, I'm a cat."
Reaching out, Sandry lifted the pitcher of milk from the table. Cradling it in both hands, she walked over to the mutterer.
I am Sandrilene fa Toren, daughter of Count Mattin fer Toren and his countess, Amiliane fa Landreg. I am the great-niece of his grace, Duke Vedris of this realm of Emelan, and cousin of her Imperial Highness, Empress Berenene of the Namorn Empire. You are Esmelle ei Pragin, daughter of Baron Witten en Pragin and his lady Colledia of House Wheelwright, a merchant house. If I tell you my friend is a lady, then you"- carefully she poured milk into Esmelle's plate-"you had best start lapping, kitty."
She set the pitcher down and returned to her chair.”
― Tamora Pierce, Sandry's Book

“Don't call me 'gentleman'. I work for a livin'.”
― Tamora Pierce

“The bravest person I know is afraid of the dark. She sleeps with a night lamp always, but if her friends are threatened? She suddenly thinks she's a bear twelve feet tall and attacks whoever scared her friends.”
― Tamora Pierce, Cold Fire

“Most humans think the appearance of quiet is quiet. They do not see that sometimes the enemy is as quiet as the serpent. Only when it has stolen all of their eggs will they know bad walks in the quiet as well as the noisy.”
― Tamora Pierce, Trickster's Choice

“Does the walker choose the path, or the path the walker?”
― Garth Nix, Sabriel

“My parents are going to kill me!"
"That seems rather harsh...”
― Garth Nix, Sir Thursday

“I thought you had forgotten me.”
“I have spent my life remembering you.”
― Meredith Ann Pierce, The Son of Summer Stars

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus

“I suspect it may be like the difference between a drinker and an alcoholic; the one merely reads books, the other needs books to make it through the day."

(Interview with The Booklovers blog, September 2010)”
― Gail Carriger

“How ghastly for her, people actually thinking, with their brains, and right next door. Oh, the travesty of it all.”
― Gail Carriger, Soulless

“I never gossip. I observe. And then relay my observations to practically everyone.”
― Gail Carriger, Timeless

“You are about as covert as a sledgehammer.”
― Gail Carriger, Soulless

“It's no good choosing your first husband from a school for evil geniuses. Much too difficult to kill.”
― Gail Carriger, Etiquette & Espionage

“I have died and gone to the land of bad novels.”
― Gail Carriger, Blameless

“You do realise modern social mores exist for a reason?"
"I was hungry, allowances should be made.”
― Gail Carriger, Soulless

“Classic author moment, "Oh dear, did I kill that character or not?”
― Gail Carriger

“One should do what one is best at on as large a scale as possible.”
― Gail Carriger, Blameless

“I am entirely capable."
"Of what, waddling up to someone and ruthlessly bumping into them?”
― Gail Carriger, Heartless

“A man was attacking me with a wet handkerchief.”
― gail carriger, Soulless

“I like fish," chirruped Tunstell.
"Really, Mr. Tunstell? What is your preferred breed?"
"Well"--Tunstell hesitated--"you know, the um, ones that"--he made a swooping motion with both hands--"uh, swim.”
― Gail Carriger, Changeless