--- title: "10 Needs Quotes By Tamora Pierce" description: "10 Needs quotes by Tamora Pierce. Plus more from Tamora Pierce and more Needs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/349/tamora-pierce-935_better_better-to-have-it-and-not-need-it-than-t_1610406.png" --- > [Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/better-to-have-it-and-not-need-it-than-to-need-it-and-not-have-it/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/349/tamora-pierce-935_better_better-to-have-it-and-not-need-it-than-t_1610406.png) > [It's not just children who need heroes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/it-s-not-just-children-who-need-heroes/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2aa/tamora-pierce-935_children_it-s-not-just-children-who-need-heroes-3_352276.png) > [Daja doesn't exactly need to be tested on whether she's honorable or not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/daja-doesn-t-exactly-need-to-be-tested-on-whether-she-s-honorable-or-2/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e2/tamora-pierce-935_character_daja-doesn-t-exactly-need-to-be-tested-o_1561414.png) > [He doesn't need my help coming up with pranks. He's got too many ideas of his own. - Daja referring to Briar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/he-doesn-t-need-my-help-coming-up-with-pranks-he-s-got-too-many-ideas/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d24/tamora-pierce-935_briars_he-doesn-t-need-my-help-coming-up-with-p_2913134.png) > [Anyone who tells you they don't need to rewrite, they're usually the ones who need it worst.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/anyone-who-tells-you-they-don-t-need-to-rewrite-they-re-usually-the/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d72/tamora-pierce-935_needs_anyone-who-tells-you-they-don-t-need-to_2302699.png) > [One of the things I strive for is realism. I need to be as real as possible in the dilemmas my characters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/one-of-the-things-i-strive-for-is-realism-i-need-to-be-as-real-as/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26c/tamora-pierce-935_character_one-of-the-things-i-strive-for-is-realis_2014122.png) > [Teen problem novels? I can go through them like a box of chocolates. And there are fantasy books out now that need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/teen-problem-novels-i-can-go-through-them-like-a-box-of-chocolates/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f4/tamora-pierce-935_blades_teen-problem-novels-i-can-go-through-the_2629820.png) > [I'm not so fond of people myself, Evvy, but I took my vows for a reason. There are two classes of people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/i-m-not-so-fond-of-people-myself-evvy-but-i-took-my-vows-for-a-reason/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/236/tamora-pierce-935_ask-yourself_i-m-not-so-fond-of-people-myself-evvy-bu_1572822.png) > [Gran, for the gods' love, it's talk like yours that starts riots!" I said keeping my voice down. "Will you just put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/gran-for-the-gods-love-it-s-talk-like-yours-that-starts-riots-i-said/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/800/tamora-pierce-935_bait_gran-for-the-gods-love-it-s-talk-like-yo_2526106.png) > [Daja doesn't exactly need to be tested on whether she's honorable or not." "Doesn't she? Don't all of you? This is your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/daja-doesn-t-exactly-need-to-be-tested-on-whether-she-s-honorable-or/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/608/tamora-pierce-935_firsts_daja-doesn-t-exactly-need-to-be-tested-o_1147107.jpg) ## Other authors on Needs ## More by Tamora Pierce > [Lord Raoul asked me to tell you that if you get yourself killed, he will never speak to you again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/lord-raoul-asked-me-to-tell-you-that-if-you-get-yourself-killed-he/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) > [I will be known forever as the Puppy who chased a cutpurse and caught fish garbage instead. My descendants will pretend I'm not in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/i-will-be-known-forever-as-the-puppy-who-chased-a-cutpurse-and-caught/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) > [Dreadful sorry mistress. Ma always said I was too silly to die](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/dreadful-sorry-mistress-ma-always-said-i-was-too-silly-to-die/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) > [Frostpine made a face. Lifting the cup, he dumped its contents down his throat. “Auugghh!” he yelled, his voice stronger than it had been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/frostpine-made-a-face-lifting-the-cup-he-dumped-its-contents-down-his/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) > [Face it," Gary told her kindly. "You'll never catch up. You just do as much as you can and take the punishments without saying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/face-it-gary-told-her-kindly-you-ll-never-catch-up-you-just-do-as/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) > [“The god inside the man glanced at Aly. "This is your chessboard, I believe, my dear." Aly beamed at him. "So it is. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/the-god-inside-the-man-glanced-at-aly-this-is-your-chessboard-i/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) > [She's all over us like maggots on garbage, just because I interfered with one pickpocket yesterday.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/she-s-all-over-us-like-maggots-on-garbage-just-because-i-interfered/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) > [What if custom is wrong? demanded the part of her that believed in the code of chivalry. A knight must set things right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/what-if-custom-is-wrong-demanded-the-part-of-her-that-believed-in-the/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) > [When it was her own doing, she was always tempted to skip a day, or just glance down, then get back to the ground.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/when-it-was-her-own-doing-she-was-always-tempted-to-skip-a-day-or/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) > [Wouldn't--" Kel began to say, but the words stuck in her mouth. She swallowed and tried again. "Wouldn't it be well, not nice to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/wouldn-t-kel-began-to-say-but-the-words-stuck-in-her-mouth-she/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) > [You'll see. I'm as good as any boy. I'm better. - Kel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/you-ll-see-i-m-as-good-as-any-boy-i-m-better-kel/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) > [“I don't know about some of these other people, particularly the ministers who served my uncle." "Can't you get rid of them?" Kaddar shook…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/i-don-t-know-about-some-of-these-other-people-particularly-the/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) > [You must tell Lady Alanna that sometime. I'd do it from a distance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/you-must-tell-lady-alanna-that-sometime-i-d-do-it-from-a-distance/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) > [If I have to 'catch' a man to get a husband, I don't want one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/if-i-have-to-catch-a-man-to-get-a-husband-i-don-t-want-one/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) > [George looked at her for a long moment. Finally he replied, "And why do you find it so hard to think someone might like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/george-looked-at-her-for-a-long-moment-finally-he-replied-and-why-do/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/needs/tamora-pierce/#itemlist", "name": "10 Needs Quotes By Tamora Pierce", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tamora Pierce" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/better-to-have-it-and-not-need-it-than-to-need-it-and-not-have-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/349/tamora-pierce-935_better_better-to-have-it-and-not-need-it-than-t_1610406.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/349/tamora-pierce-935_better_better-to-have-it-and-not-need-it-than-t_1610406.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/349/tamora-pierce-935_better_better-to-have-it-and-not-need-it-than-t_1610406.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.” — Tamora Pierce", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's not just children who need heroes.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tamora Pierce" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/it-s-not-just-children-who-need-heroes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2aa/tamora-pierce-935_children_it-s-not-just-children-who-need-heroes-3_352276.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2aa/tamora-pierce-935_children_it-s-not-just-children-who-need-heroes-3_352276.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2aa/tamora-pierce-935_children_it-s-not-just-children-who-need-heroes-3_352276.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's not just children who need heroes.” — Tamora Pierce", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Daja doesn't exactly need to be tested on whether she's honorable or not.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tamora Pierce" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/daja-doesn-t-exactly-need-to-be-tested-on-whether-she-s-honorable-or-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e2/tamora-pierce-935_character_daja-doesn-t-exactly-need-to-be-tested-o_1561414.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e2/tamora-pierce-935_character_daja-doesn-t-exactly-need-to-be-tested-o_1561414.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e2/tamora-pierce-935_character_daja-doesn-t-exactly-need-to-be-tested-o_1561414.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Daja doesn't exactly need to be tested on whether she's honorable or not.” — Tamora Pierce", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "He doesn't need my help coming up with pranks. 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Don't all of you? This is your first taste of the things which may come from your being powerful mages. People will offer you gold, status, even love. I want to know how you will react. 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