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

Shannon Hale

“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.”

Shannon Hale

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

Shannon Hale Princess Academy

Source: Princess Academy

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

Shannon Hale Princess Academy

Source: Princess Academy

“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.”

Shannon Hale The Goose Girl

Source: The Goose Girl

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

Shannon Hale

Source: Midnight in Austenland

“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.”

Shannon Hale The Goose Girl

Source: The Goose Girl

“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.”

Shannon Hale

“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.”

Shannon Hale River Secrets

Source: River Secrets

“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.”

Shannon Hale

“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.”

Shannon Hale

Variant: 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?”

Shannon Hale The Goose Girl

Source: The Goose Girl

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

Shannon Hale The Goose Girl

Source: The Goose Girl

“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.”

Shannon Hale River Secrets

Source: River Secrets

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

Shannon Hale

Source: The Actor and the Housewife

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

Shannon Hale The Goose Girl

Source: The Goose Girl