Shannon Hale Quotes

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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

Character, Pages, Traveled

Shannon Hale (2013). “Midnight in Austenland”, p.120, A&C Black

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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

Writing, Castles, Firsts

Twitter post from Mar 1, 2011

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I think the only way to get through this life is laughing hard and constantly, mostly at myself.

Shannon Hale

Thinking, Laughing, Way

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The rewrites are a struggle right now. Sometimes I wish writing a book could just be easy for me at last. But when I think about it practically, I am glad it's a struggle. I am (as usual) attempting to write a book that's too hard for me. I'm telling a story I'm not smart enough to tell. The risk of failure is huge. But I prefer it this way. I'm forced to learn, forced to smarten myself up, forced to wrestle. And if it works, then I'll have written something that is better than I am.

Shannon Hale

Smart, Struggle, Book

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Many times I have learned that, you never judge a book by its cover. Like people, it is the inside that counts.

Shannon Hale

Book, People, Judging

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...all things speak, in their way, don't they?

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Way, Speak, All Things

Shannon Hale (2010). “The Goose Girl”, p.98, A&C Black

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... If we don't tell strange stories, when something strange happens we won't believe it.

Shannon Hale

Believe, Strange Stories, Happens

Shannon Hale (2010). “The Goose Girl”, p.165, A&C Black

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Even the jerks earn some of our affection. We can be glad they're gone and yet still mourn the good parts.

Shannon Hale

Divorce, Heartfelt, Gone

Shannon Hale (2013). “Midnight in Austenland”, p.209, A&C Black

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

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Hands, Choices, Looks

Shannon Hale (2007). “Princess Academy”, p.178, Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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Words can fall hard like a boulder loosed from a cliff. Words can drift unnoticed like a weed seed on a breeze. Words can sing.

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Weed, Fall, Boulders

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Ani told them all...telling more than needed telling, the stories clarifying and unifying themselves in her mind as she let them spill out of her mouth.

Shannon Hale

Mind, Stories, Mouths

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... until Miri could not help it any longer and she laughed out loud. The sound broke the game. Peder looked at her. He reached out, and she thought he meant to grab her straw or perhaps yank her hair as he used to when they were little. But her put his hand behind her head and, leaning forward, pulled her face to his. He kissed her. One long, slow kiss.

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Kissing, Hair, Hands

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It doesn't seem to matter what we think...The prince will come up here and look at us as if we're barrels in a trader's wagon. And if I'm salt pork and he doesn't care for salt pork, then there's nothing I can do.

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Thinking, Salt, Wagons

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

Shannon Hale

Wisdom, Soul, Glimpse

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You are my butterfly and refuse to set you free.

Shannon Hale

Freedom, Butterfly, Refuse

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Life is short, so live extra lives. Read books.

Shannon Hale

Book, Life Is Short, Life Is

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I do like the world quite a lot.

Shannon Hale

World

Shannon Hale (2010). “Book of a Thousand Days”, p.30, A&C Black

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You, what are you? The brat of lucky parents who were related to a childless king. There is no such thing as royal blood. I believe we are what we make ourselves, and as such, you, Crown Princess, are nothing.

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Kings, Believe, Princess

Shannon Hale (2010). “The Goose Girl”, p.64, A&C Black

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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.

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Sweet, Book, Hints

Shannon Hale (2010). “Princess Academy”, p.59, A&C Black

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I, Geric-Sinath of Gerhard, declare that you're beautiful and you're perfect and I'll slay any man who tries to take you from my side. Goose girl, may I kiss you?

Shannon Hale

Beautiful, Girl, Kissing

Shannon Hale (2009). “The Goose Girl”, p.379, A&C Black

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Being a writer is a good, good thing.

Shannon Hale

Good Things

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My ma says a rock lasts forever, but people don’t, and that’s what makes them more precious.

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Rocks, People, Forever

Shannon Hale (2012). “Princess Academy: Palace of Stone”, p.234, Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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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.

Shannon Hale

Stars, Thinking, Wings

Shannon Hale (2010). “Princess Academy”, p.173, A&C Black

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A little snark, properly directed, can change the world.

Shannon Hale

World, Littles, Changing The World

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All I've ever wanted was to be near you.

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Romantic, Wanted

Shannon Hale (2010). “Enna Burning”, p.102, Bloomsbury Publishing

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