--- title: "3 Midori Snyder Quotes - Famous Novelist (Swan Sister)" description: "Midori Snyder is an American writer of fantasy, mythic fiction, and nonfiction on myth and folklore. She has published eight novels for children and adu..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-eva-gabrielsson-67806.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Midori Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-eva-gabrielsson-67806.jpg) # Midori Snyder (1954) Novelist United States **3** quotes in **38** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Midori Snyder is a novelist from the United States, best known for *Swan Sister*. ## Quick Facts About Midori Snyder Born January 1, 1954 Nationality United States Profession Novelist Notable works Swan Sister ## About Midori Snyder Midori Snyder is an American writer of fantasy, mythic fiction, and nonfiction on myth and folklore. She has published eight novels for children and adults, winning the Mythopoeic Award for The Innamorati. Her work has been translated into French, Dutch, Italian and Turkish. ## Awards & Honors Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature ## Quotes by Midori Snyder > [“But instead of a rust color, the hatchling's scales were blue and lavender.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/midori-snyder/but-instead-of-a-rust-color-the-hatchling-s-scales-were-blue-and/) [Midori Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/midori-snyder/) [Dinosaurs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dinosaurs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d8/midori-snyder-81969_dinosaurs_but-instead-of-a-rust-color-the-hatchlin_131303.jpg) > [The tale of the Monkey Girl gave me wat I needed most at a critical time in my life: the image of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/midori-snyder/the-tale-of-the-monkey-girl-gave-me-wat-i-needed-most-at-a-critical/) [Midori Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/midori-snyder/) [Capable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/capable/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c68/midori-snyder-81969_capable_the-tale-of-the-monkey-girl-gave-me-wat_624085.jpg) > [To deny ones' true nature and the gifts given you by the gods is to tempt disaster. You cannot hide behind the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/midori-snyder/to-deny-ones-true-nature-and-the-gifts-given-you-by-the-gods-is-to/) [Midori Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/midori-snyder/) [Behinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behinds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d1/midori-snyder-81969_behinds_to-deny-ones-true-nature-and-the-gifts-g_1544706.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/midori-snyder/#itemlist", "name": "Midori Snyder Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“But instead of a rust color, the hatchling's scales were blue and lavender.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Midori Snyder" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/midori-snyder/but-instead-of-a-rust-color-the-hatchling-s-scales-were-blue-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d8/midori-snyder-81969_dinosaurs_but-instead-of-a-rust-color-the-hatchlin_131303.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d8/midori-snyder-81969_dinosaurs_but-instead-of-a-rust-color-the-hatchlin_131303.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d8/midori-snyder-81969_dinosaurs_but-instead-of-a-rust-color-the-hatchlin_131303.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“But instead of a rust color, the hatchling's scales were blue and lavender.” — Midori Snyder", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The tale of the Monkey Girl gave me wat I needed most at a critical time in my life: the image of the creative and complex woman, unique to herself but willing to share those considerable gifts with a man capable of intuiting the wealth of her worth hidden beneath the skin. 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