Shannon Hale: Trending quotes (page 2)

“I was under the stars, like a fish is under water.”

“He smiled in a way that made me want to kiss him right on the spot. Or the lips. Whichever was closer.”

“I cannot write to anyone outside myself--if I tried, it would be a horrible story, flat and lifeless. I write to myself. That's the only person I'm trying to please.”

“What should I say? That I like him so much it hurts?”

“Truth is when your mind and your gut agree.”

“You saw my leg?"
"How can a man help what he sees?" he said. "And, if I could add, you possess a very fine leg.”

“But, how do you know if an ending is truly good for the characters unless you've traveled with them through every page?”

“We know it's all just daydreaming… But sometimes, it'd be nice just to hold something real in your hands that felt like a measure of your worth.”

“What she had long believed was not true, and now the world was wide open to discover what was.
It is like all my life I thought the sky was green.”

“They laughed much harder than the memory was funny because it felt good to laugh.”

“Razo hopped back up and adopted a posture that said he was completely unruffled, never had been, and in fact was ready to do something manly like lift boulders or swallow live worms.”

“The book smelled dusty and old but also carried a sweet tang, a hint of something inviting. She opened to the first page and started to read, pronouncing the words in a reverent whisper.”

“I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.”

“… all things speak, in their way, don't they?”

“My mama used to say, 'Are you sad? Then just wait a minute.”

“Clearly she was expected to say something, but panic at having to speak stole the thoughts from her head.”

“I'm Razo, a member of Bayern's Own," he said, stopping himself from adding "Loafing is just a hobby of mine."
"Bayern's Own? But you're a child."
Razo looked up to the sky. "I'm not a child, I'm just short.”

“I'm not bossy - I just happen to be more capable than most everyone else.”

“She was born Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee, Crown Princess of Kildenree, and she did not open her eyes for three days.”