Shannon Hale Quotes

Being a writer is a good, good thing.

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.

...first thing is that I love you. And the second thing is that as much as I honor your former profession, I don’t think your geese care much for your betrothed and I hope they hadn’t any plans on sharing our bed.

You are my butterfly and refuse to set you free.

You're better than seven years of food. You're better than windows. You're even better than the sky.

They finished laughing and caught their breaths, and looked at each other, and Ani thought Geric looked at her too long, as though he forgot he was looking, as though he did not wish to do anything else. She looked back. Her took heart took its time quieting down.

I don't know how you persist in being so stubborn-"
"It's a superpower. I was bitten by a radioactive mule.

Yes, we'll yell, 'Help, help us, goose girl, and bring the terrifying legion of warrior geese'.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Seriously, a thirty-something woman shouldn't be daydreaming about a fictional character in a two-hundred-year-old world to the point where it interfered with her very real and much more important life and relationships. Of course she shouldn't.

I keep thinking about a tale my nurse used to read to me about a bird whose wings are pinned to the ground. In the end, when he finally frees himself, he flies so high he becomes a star. My nurse said the story was about how we all have something that keeps us down.

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.

I do like the world quite a lot.

There's nothing more aggravating in the world than the midnight sniffling of the person you've decided to hate.

Mama used to say, you have to know someone a thousand days before you can glimpse her soul.

Look no farther than your hand,
Make a choice and take a stand.