Tamora Pierce Real Quotations

One of the things I strive for is realism. I need to be as real as possible in the dilemmas my characters face.

You have an audience that is fairly well grounded in the real world. You serve them and yourself best by making everything as real as possible.

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.

If Cape wasn't your last name, what was your real one?" I asked, deathly curious now. "Ahhhh," he complained. "Pincas Huckleburr.

Mithros's spear, Kel!" he exclaimed. "When did you turn into a real girl?" "You said she was a girl already," muttered one of his cousins... "But not a girl-girl, with a chest and all!" protested Owen. ..."I've been a girl for a while, Owen," Kel informed him. "I never realized," her too outspoken friend replied. "It's not like you've got melons or anything, they're just noticeable.