# In the Hand of the Goddess  Author:: Tamora Pierce ## Highlights > Why do boys say someone acts like a girl as if it were an insult?” ([Location 32](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B002ZAU8UK&location=32)) > I just want to be a warrior maiden and go on adventures. I don’t want to fall in love, especially not with George or Jon. They’ll ask me to give them parts of me. I want to keep me for myself. I don’t want to give me away. ([Location 129](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B002ZAU8UK&location=129)) > Raoul and Gary gathered around, staring at the kitten, whose eyes were the same color as their friend Alan’s. ([Location 189](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B002ZAU8UK&location=189)) > “Shouldn’t you know what love’s like before you begin renouncin’ it?” George was watching her, the oddest look in his eyes. Alanna’s heart beat too fast; her hand was still in his. He stood, pulling her to her feet close to him. ([Location 450](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B002ZAU8UK&location=450)) > He looked around, checked to see if anyone was coming, then suddenly tilted her face up with one hand. “Alanna,” he whispered, “I’m takin’ advantage of you now, because I may never catch you with your hands full again.” He kissed her softly and carefully. Alanna trembled, too shocked to do anything but let it happen. “There.” George released her. “Think over what I said about love.” ([Location 479](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B002ZAU8UK&location=479)) > You see,” he went on, “I’m waitin’ for my chosen bride to grow up. She couldn’t be some citizen’s daughter, could she? She must be a free soul who knows my past, who doesn’t care for what’s proper and what’s not. Someone who wouldn’t scream when she opened my treasure and found the collection you mentioned.” Alanna wiped sweating palms on her tunic. She had a feeling she knew what he was leading up to, and she wished he would stop. “Good luck, George. I don’t think a woman like that exists.” George stood. Gripping her shoulders, he pulled her off the table. “I’ve already found her, and you know it well.” ([Location 741](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B002ZAU8UK&location=741)) > She looked up. Everyone in the chamber—even Jonathan, even Thom—stared at her with some kind of horror. For a minute she was afraid of herself. She had killed the king’s nephew. She had killed her greatest enemy, the most powerful sorcerer in the Eastern Lands. ([Location 2188](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B002ZAU8UK&location=2188)) --- Title: In the Hand of the Goddess Author: Tamora Pierce Tags: readwise, books date: 2024-01-30 --- # In the Hand of the Goddess  Author:: Tamora Pierce ## AI-Generated Summary None ## Highlights > Why do boys say someone acts like a girl as if it were an insult?” ([Location 32](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B002ZAU8UK&location=32)) > I just want to be a warrior maiden and go on adventures. I don’t want to fall in love, especially not with George or Jon. They’ll ask me to give them parts of me. I want to keep me for myself. I don’t want to give me away. ([Location 129](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B002ZAU8UK&location=129)) > Raoul and Gary gathered around, staring at the kitten, whose eyes were the same color as their friend Alan’s. ([Location 189](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B002ZAU8UK&location=189)) > “Shouldn’t you know what love’s like before you begin renouncin’ it?” George was watching her, the oddest look in his eyes. Alanna’s heart beat too fast; her hand was still in his. He stood, pulling her to her feet close to him. ([Location 450](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B002ZAU8UK&location=450)) > He looked around, checked to see if anyone was coming, then suddenly tilted her face up with one hand. “Alanna,” he whispered, “I’m takin’ advantage of you now, because I may never catch you with your hands full again.” He kissed her softly and carefully. Alanna trembled, too shocked to do anything but let it happen. “There.” George released her. “Think over what I said about love.” ([Location 479](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B002ZAU8UK&location=479)) > You see,” he went on, “I’m waitin’ for my chosen bride to grow up. She couldn’t be some citizen’s daughter, could she? She must be a free soul who knows my past, who doesn’t care for what’s proper and what’s not. Someone who wouldn’t scream when she opened my treasure and found the collection you mentioned.” Alanna wiped sweating palms on her tunic. She had a feeling she knew what he was leading up to, and she wished he would stop. “Good luck, George. I don’t think a woman like that exists.” George stood. Gripping her shoulders, he pulled her off the table. “I’ve already found her, and you know it well.” ([Location 741](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B002ZAU8UK&location=741)) > She looked up. Everyone in the chamber—even Jonathan, even Thom—stared at her with some kind of horror. For a minute she was afraid of herself. She had killed the king’s nephew. She had killed her greatest enemy, the most powerful sorcerer in the Eastern Lands. ([Location 2188](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B002ZAU8UK&location=2188))