He was overconfident”, she told him. “And I won so the gods must have thought I was right. Otherwise they’d have made me lose. You know how trial by combat works.” “You won because you were good” he corrected her. “I find it hard to believe the gods sit forever about the Divine Realms betting on jousts and trials by combat.
Tamora PierceWell, laddie, if you've let an old buzzard like me hurt you confidence, you couldn't have had much in the first place.
Tamora PierceYou 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.
Tamora Pierceit's your own fault for encouraging him..., you know. Now he thinks he's a human being. Neal of Queens cove
Tamora PierceThe fantasy that appeals most to people is the kind that's rooted thoroughly in somebody looking around a corner and thinking, 'What if I wandered into this writer's people here?' If you've done your job and made your people and your settings well enough, that adds an extra dimension that you can't buy.
Tamora Pierce