What people tell me they take ...

What people tell me they take away from my books is that they can shape their lives, they can achieve their own dreams. And certainly that\'s what I want them to take away.
What people tell me they take away from my books is that they can shape their lives, they can achieve their own dreams. And certainly that's what I want them to take away.
 Tamora Pierce

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Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come.
 Dave East
A lot of people change for good. Some people just fall off. Just trying to progress in anything, no matter what you're doing, I feel like any progression you make... some people aren't gonna be around you that were around you.
 Dave East
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
You have to have the service mentality in the sense that you subjugate your own ego, and you subjugate a large part of your own life to really helping other people, being successful on their behalf.
 Herb Kelleher
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

Quotes from the same author

There is a saying in the Islands. Beware the women of the warrior class, for all they touch is both decorative and deadly.-Yuki
 Tamora Pierce
I bet his mother was a wyvern. -Scamp
 Tamora Pierce
I am silly, now and then," Sandry admitted. "My mother said I was, anyway." "If you know, you can stop it." Carefully Daja placed a candle behind Trader Koma's image. "Then you've never been silly, or you'd know it just creeps up without any warning.
 Tamora Pierce
No one expects a woman busy at her sewing to pay attention to what’s being said around her. Nevermind if a man’s mother and sister showerd them they heard everything while they stictched, he’ll still think a woman who plies her needles saves all her brains for the work. You’re a far better spy hemming sheets than if you clank with daggers.
 Tamora Pierce
Don't you ever get tired of asking questions?' 'Never. They're mother's milk to me.
 Tamora Pierce