--- title: "16 Want Quotes By Tamora Pierce" description: "16 Want quotes by Tamora Pierce. Plus more from Tamora Pierce and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d59/tamora-pierce-935_advise_cats-aren-t-special-advisers-they-advise_2853573.png" --- > [Cats aren't special advisers. They advise us all the time, whether we want them to or no.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/cats-aren-t-special-advisers-they-advise-us-all-the-time-whether-we/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d59/tamora-pierce-935_advise_cats-aren-t-special-advisers-they-advise_2853573.png) > [I want to marry her, when I grow up to be a man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/i-want-to-marry-her-when-i-grow-up-to-be-a-man/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55c/tamora-pierce-935_growing-up_i-want-to-marry-her-when-i-grow-up-to-be_846904.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd4/tamora-pierce-935_husband_if-i-have-to-catch-a-man-to-get-a-husban_127787.png) > [Wouldn't--" Kel began to say, but the words stuck in her mouth. She swallowed and tried again. "Wouldn't it be well, not…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4a/tamora-pierce-935_fall_wouldn-t-kel-began-to-say-but-the-words_112127.png) > [No more is your master a god, Nobility, but he wants offerings from all. When Black God claims us, who will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/no-more-is-your-master-a-god-nobility-but-he-wants-offerings-from-all/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddb/tamora-pierce-935_black_no-more-is-your-master-a-god-nobility-bu_2320330.jpg) > [I said I fell down. Ah. The ground bloodied your nose, split yer lip, and punched ye in th' eye, all at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/i-said-i-fell-down-ah-the-ground-bloodied-your-nose-split-yer-lip-and/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6c/tamora-pierce-935_eye_i-said-i-fell-down-ah-the-ground-bloodie_2591641.png) > [What people tell me they take away from my books is that they can shape their lives, they can achieve their own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/what-people-tell-me-they-take-away-from-my-books-is-that-they-can/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/603/tamora-pierce-935_achieve_what-people-tell-me-they-take-away-from_3207739.jpg) > [A friend had commented once that Neal had a gift for making someone want to punch him just for saying hello.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/a-friend-had-commented-once-that-neal-had-a-gift-for-making-someone/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f1/tamora-pierce-935_friendship_a-friend-had-commented-once-that-neal-ha_751221.png) > [George looked at her for a long moment. Finally he replied, "And why do you find it so hard to think someone…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0eb/tamora-pierce-935_george_george-looked-at-her-for-a-long-moment-f_153946.png) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/dale-no-no-curse-it-beka-you-re-the-prickliest-woman-i-ve-ever-met/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d4/tamora-pierce-935_accepting_dale-no-no-curse-it-beka-you-re-the-pric_1077819.png) > [I will be known forever as the Puppy who chased a cutpurse and caught fish garbage instead. My descendants will pretend I'm…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d5/tamora-pierce-935_beka-cooper_i-will-be-known-forever-as-the-puppy-who_17776.png) > [Once she was certain, she didn't waiver. I had to make her stop for water or a bite to eat. She obeyed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/once-she-was-certain-she-didn-t-waiver-i-had-to-make-her-stop-for/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afd/tamora-pierce-935_care_once-she-was-certain-she-didn-t-waiver-i_277376.png) > [Briar: "They never tell you some things. They tell you mages have wonderful power and they learn all kinds of secrets. Nobody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/briar-they-never-tell-you-some-things-they-tell-you-mages-have/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/287/tamora-pierce-935_all-kinds_briar-they-never-tell-you-some-things-th_1429977.jpg) > [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) > [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) > [You aren't a bit romantic, are you?" he asked, amused. She sat back and stared at him. She was beginning to think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/you-aren-t-a-bit-romantic-are-you-he-asked-amused-she-sat-back-and/) [Tamora Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamora-pierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfd/tamora-pierce-935_color_you-aren-t-a-bit-romantic-are-you-he-ask_2972164.jpg) ## Other authors on Want ## 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/want/tamora-pierce/#itemlist", "name": "16 Want Quotes By Tamora Pierce", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Cats aren't special advisers. 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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", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tamora Pierce" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/dale-no-no-curse-it-beka-you-re-the-prickliest-woman-i-ve-ever-met/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d4/tamora-pierce-935_accepting_dale-no-no-curse-it-beka-you-re-the-pric_1077819.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d4/tamora-pierce-935_accepting_dale-no-no-curse-it-beka-you-re-the-pric_1077819.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d4/tamora-pierce-935_accepting_dale-no-no-curse-it-beka-you-re-the-pric_1077819.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Dale: \"No, no--curse it, Beka, you're the prickliest woman I've ever met!\" Goodwin: \"No, I am. But she comes…” — Tamora Pierce", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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 their bloodline. No – no one will want to make descendants with me. 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My descendants…” — Tamora Pierce", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Once she was certain, she didn't waiver. I had to make her stop for water or a bite to eat. She obeyed, but she was restless. 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Then, if you wake in a sweat, you have something to set against the dream.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tamora Pierce" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamora-pierce/briar-they-never-tell-you-some-things-they-tell-you-mages-have/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/287/tamora-pierce-935_all-kinds_briar-they-never-tell-you-some-things-th_1429977.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/287/tamora-pierce-935_all-kinds_briar-they-never-tell-you-some-things-th_1429977.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/287/tamora-pierce-935_all-kinds_briar-they-never-tell-you-some-things-th_1429977.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Briar: \"They never tell you some things. 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