Shannon Hale

“Well, write me into the list of Those Who Don’t Mind a Bit,” said Cupid, eyeing his perfectly toned arms and chest.…

— Shannon Hale

“Sometimes instinct isn't fancy.”

— Shannon Hale

Enna leaned back her head and laughed at the sky. 'Of course he wasn't! Who could kill Razo?

— Shannon Hale

“Um… I guess that’s that,” said Cerise. “That?” said Maddie. “That is never that. This is that. Or else that is this.…

— Shannon Hale

The book smelled dusty and old but also carried a sweet tang, a hint of something inviting. She opened to the first…

— Shannon Hale

Geric," she called. He turned back around. "What kind of flowers were they?" "I don't rightly know," he said. He made faltering…

— Shannon Hale

How I keep trying to force our story into a fairy tale, but from the beginning, it's been more like a nursery…

— Shannon Hale

“He wildly combed his hair with his fingers. “I can’t bear to be out there with you right now, all those indifferent…

— Shannon Hale

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

“Sometimes it seems my identity’s a matter of opinion”

— Shannon Hale

The snow was too light to stay, the ground too warm to keep it. And the strange spring snow fell only in…

— Shannon Hale

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

— Shannon Hale

Smell is the voice of the soul...

— Shannon Hale

“It was my jewelry!” Briar shouted after his father because he’d forgotten to ask what was stolen.”

— Shannon Hale

Oh, but I like my geese. Like cats, they can't be told what to do, and like dogs, they're loyal, and like…

— Shannon Hale

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

You're from where?" "Lay'en. It's near Salt Lake City." "Spell that for me." "Um, that would be S-A-L-T-" "No, the other one.…

— Shannon Hale

“Wonderland, Maddie had yet to see”

— Shannon Hale

My friends call me by my name." "You don't have any friends." "I don't want you to be my friend, Selia, or…

— Shannon Hale

“Khan Tegas never looked at me. I'm a mucker maid. I guess I needed to be reminded of that. So, good. Fine.…

— Shannon Hale

“Hope had been that thing with burnt feathers buried in her soul, but now it was waking up, stretching, beating fresh wings…

— Shannon Hale

No one had ever called her wild before. She wanted to be wild now, for him. Wild seemed more enticing then a…

— Shannon Hale

I know I would crumble if I lost you.

— Shannon Hale

“Raven mumbled something. “Eh? What was that? Speak up! Don’t mumble like a caterpillar.” “I said, I don’t want to scare them.”…

— Shannon Hale

“As the next Cinderella, she would have to marry whichever fairytale prince ended up in her story. But she couldn't help making…

— Shannon Hale