--- title: "1 Desire to learn Quotes By Sharon Shinn" description: "1 Desire to learn quotes by Sharon Shinn. Plus more from Sharon Shinn and more Desire to learn sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a2/sharon-shinn-10524_books_elisandra-read-while-i-tried-my-hand-at_2393685.jpg" --- > [“Elisandra read while I tried my hand at embroidering a pillowcase that she lent me. The results were execrable. I had no skill with a needle, and no desire to learn, either. "I wouldn't shame a dog by laying this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-shinn/elisandra-read-while-i-tried-my-hand-at-embroidering-a-pillowcase/) [Sharon Shinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-shinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a2/sharon-shinn-10524_books_elisandra-read-while-i-tried-my-hand-at_2393685.jpg) ## Other authors on Desire to learn - [Lailah Gifty Akita 11 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/desire-to-learn/lailah-gifty-akita/) ## More by Sharon Shinn > [She smiled, if he could see that, and waited for him to ask the real question. But he was silent. He wanted her to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-shinn/she-smiled-if-he-could-see-that-and-waited-for-him-to-ask-the-real/) [Sharon Shinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-shinn/) > [“...the townhouses looked bedraggled, unkempt, like an old homeless woman with an interesting history but a perilous future.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-shinn/the-townhouses-looked-bedraggled-unkempt-like-an-old-homeless-woman/) [Sharon Shinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-shinn/) > [Yes, Jenna, I love you with all my heart. And with my atoms and molecules and electrons and whatever further breakdown you require.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-shinn/yes-jenna-i-love-you-with-all-my-heart-and-with-my-atoms-and/) [Sharon Shinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-shinn/) > [“And might I live long enough to see the world yet again as a place completely different, through eyes that see another truth not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-shinn/and-might-i-live-long-enough-to-see-the-world-yet-again-as-a-place/) [Sharon Shinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-shinn/) > [Only the strongest are put through the fire,' Josiah said. 'And the forge creates things of great strength and beauty.' 'Then I shall be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-shinn/only-the-strongest-are-put-through-the-fire-josiah-said-and-the-forge/) [Sharon Shinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-shinn/) > [I realized a long time ago, with a certain amazement, that no mattter how important something is in your life, no matter how huge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-shinn/i-realized-a-long-time-ago-with-a-certain-amazement-that-no-mattter/) [Sharon Shinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-shinn/) > [“She was smiling as she leaned toward Reed, who stooped down to put his lips against her ear. He would tell her that he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-shinn/she-was-smiling-as-she-leaned-toward-reed-who-stooped-down-to-put-his/) [Sharon Shinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-shinn/) > [Manufactured--synthetic--even virtual, if that is what you turned out to be--I would love you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-shinn/manufactured-synthetic-even-virtual-if-that-is-what-you-turned-out-to/) [Sharon Shinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-shinn/) > [Your wedding completely changes the direction of your life, you know, no matter how greatly you desire it. I think that moment of doubt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-shinn/your-wedding-completely-changes-the-direction-of-your-life-you-know/) [Sharon Shinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-shinn/) > [It is very easy to shun someone who is deliberately cruel, and everyone loathes a man who is brutal and vicious. Such people have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-shinn/it-is-very-easy-to-shun-someone-who-is-deliberately-cruel-and/) [Sharon Shinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-shinn/) > [“But I am king. And the well-being of my kingdom depends on my sound judgment and clear head. And those things depend on my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-shinn/but-i-am-king-and-the-well-being-of-my-kingdom-depends-on-my-sound/) [Sharon Shinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-shinn/) > [“How did they find out?" Donnal inquired. "Did you set them on fire?" "You know, it's so rare that I actually do that, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-shinn/how-did-they-find-out-donnal-inquired-did-you-set-them-on-fire-you/) [Sharon Shinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-shinn/) > [“I wonder,” I said. “Perhaps you can meet with an accident on the road. Harwin and I can bring back the sad news that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-shinn/i-wonder-i-said-perhaps-you-can-meet-with-an-accident-on-the-road/) [Sharon Shinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-shinn/) > [You have not traveled enough," she said. "Or you'd know that every journey makes its own map across your heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-shinn/you-have-not-traveled-enough-she-said-or-you-d-know-that-every/) [Sharon Shinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-shinn/) > [He is so kind that he makes me search my soul to find new ways to be compassionate to others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-shinn/he-is-so-kind-that-he-makes-me-search-my-soul-to-find-new-ways-to-be/) [Sharon Shinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-shinn/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/desire-to-learn/sharon-shinn/#itemlist", "name": "1 Desire to learn Quotes By Sharon Shinn", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Elisandra read while I tried my hand at embroidering a pillowcase that she lent me. The results were execrable. 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