Quotes by Shannon Hale

You are my butterfly and refuse to set you free.

Youre better than seven years of food. Youre better than windows. Youre 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 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.

I dont know how you persist in being so stubborn-Its a superpower. I was bitten by a radioactive mule.

Yes, well 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.

What are you doing? Ya! said Jane, whirling around, her hands held up menacingly. It was Mr. Nobley with coat, hat, and cane, watching her with wide eyes. Jane took several quick (but oh so casual) steps away from Martins window. Um, did I just say, Ya? You just said Ya, he confirmed. If I am not mistaken, it was a battle cry, warning that you were about to attack me.I, uh... She stopped to laugh. I wasnt aware until this precise and awkward moment that when startled in a startled in a strange place, my instincts would have me pretend to be a ninja.

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

Im Razo, a member of Bayerns Own, he said, stopping himself from adding Loafing is just a hobby of mine.Bayerns Own? But youre a child. Razo looked up to the sky. Im not a child, Im just short.

Theres nothing more aggravating in the world than the midnight sniffling of the person youve 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.

There you go...let it all slide out. Unhappiness cant stick in a persons soul when its slick with tears.

Im 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.

... fantasy is not practice for what is real—fantasy is the opiate of women.