Erin

“If we pick a fight, then we're just as bad as them. Combat should be used just to help people who can't defend themselves, period."
"Well, if I don't fight back and they pound on me, then I'm one of the people I should be defending.”
― Tamora Pierce, Page

“Have I mentioned that I hate it when you're right?", she asked instead.
Alanna shook her head. "No, I don't believe you have. As far as I could tell, you never thought I was right.”
― Tamora Pierce, Trickster's Choice

“Oh! I'm stupid as well as insane.”
― Tamora Pierce, In the Hand of the Goddess

“Alan, you seem to think we won't like you unless you do things just like everyone else. Have you ever thought we might like you because you're different?”
― Tamora Pierce, Alanna: The First Adventure