Emily

“I’m to attend balls and banquets without my squire?" demanded Raoul, all innocence. "I can't handle things like requesting water to shave with, or getting my clothes pressed. I need Kel.”
― Tamora Pierce, Squire

“Why do boys say someone acts like a girl as if it were an insult?”
― Tamora Pierce, In the Hand of the Goddess

“Raoul: Age and treachery!
Neal: Youth and skill!”
― Tamora Pierce, Trickster's Choice

“Girls are 50% of the population. We deserve to represent 50% of the heroes.”
― Tamora Pierce