*Every now and then I like to do as I’m told, just to confuse people.* [*Tamora Pierce*](http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8596.Tamora_Pierce?utm_medium=email&utm_source=quote_of_the_day) Happy birthday, Tamora Pierce! The beloved fantasy author’s mother had wanted to name her Tamara, but the nurse either misheard or misspelled the name on the birth certificate, resulting in Tamora.