“I was nuts for stuff in the Middle Ages when I was just in the third and fourth grades.” Quote by Tamora Pierce
“If we just allowed women and men more leeway in our culture and more acceptance, I think they would be able to make better compromises.” IfsThinkingMenWould BeAbleCultureAcceptanceMen And WomenCompromise Author:Tamora Pierce
“One of the things I strive for is realism. I need to be as real as possible in the dilemmas my characters face.” NeedsRealCharacterFacesStriveRealismDilemma Author:Tamora Pierce
“We live in a dark time. Books are as dark as what is available to teenagers through the media every day.” BookDarkMediaAvailableTeenagerDark Times Author:Tamora Pierce
“With each book, in each place, I have to keep an ongoing map as I write because otherwise I don't know where I am.” KnowsWritingBookMapsOngoing Author:Tamora Pierce
“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.” WorldWellsRealAudienceReal WorldGrounded Author:Tamora Pierce
“After I recovered from 'Lioness', I wanted to write something about animals because I really like mythical creatures, especially dragons. At 12, I was one of those semi-recluses who did better with animals than people. Out of that, came the character, Daine, who could communicate with animals.” PeopleWritingCharacterWantedAnimalCreaturesCommunicateDragonsRecluseMythical CreaturesLioness Author:Tamora Pierce
“I believe that we haven't begun to understand the many forces that bind the physical world, any more than we understand our own minds and what they're capable of.” WorldMindBelieveForceI BelieveHavensCapable Author:Tamora Pierce
“I don't write from dreams because I don't remember mine, but I had a fragment of an image left about twins, whose father was telling them how their lives were going to go for the next eight years. I wrote a scene about that, and then another and then another and then another, and after five months I had 732 pages.” WritingYearsDreamRememberNextFatherLeftFiveMinesMonthsScenePagesEightTwinsFragments Author:Tamora Pierce
“I love meeting fans. They're always fun, they always have good things to say, smart questions to ask, and plenty of ideas for me to explore in the future.” IdeasAsksFunFansSmartGood ThingsMeetingsPlenty Author:Tamora Pierce
“I've written short stories in first person, but you have so much more control writing in third person. Third person, you know what everybody's thinking. First person is very limiting, and I could never sustain a first person novel before.” ThinkingKnowsWritingFirstsPersonsStoriesNovelWrittenThirdsShort StoryFirst PersonThird PersonThinking First Author:Tamora Pierce