Shannon Hale Quotes - Page 8

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He did a very good impression of a stone column.

He did a very good impression of a stone column.

Shannon Hale

Stones, Columns, Impression

But when she turned her back to the lights, she saw that the night was so dark...She could not see the stars. The world felt as high as the depthless night sky and deeper than she could know. She understood, suddenly and keenly, that she was too small to run away, and she sat on the damp ground and cried.

Shannon Hale

Running, Stars, Dark

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

Shannon Hale

Princess, Eye, Three

Shannon Hale (2010). “The Goose Girl”, p.1, A&C Black

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

Shannon Hale

Hurt, Should, I Like Him

Shannon Hale (2010). “Princess Academy”, p.163, A&C Black

Really, becoming a writer sounds more like a mental illness than a professional choice.

Shannon Hale

Choices, Sound, Becoming

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

Real, Nice, Hands

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.

Shannon Hale

Real, Character, Years

Shannon Hale (2013). “Austenland: A Novel”, p.9, A&C Black

I'm a terrible prince. I should put my kingdom first and everything else second, but your first. I want you by my side every second, but I know I would crumble if I lost you.

Shannon Hale

Want, Kingdoms, Firsts

Shannon Hale (2010). “Enna Burning”, p.41, Bloomsbury Publishing