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Shannon Hale

(1974) Young Adult Author United States

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Shannon Hale’s prose often feels like a warm hearth for readers of all ages, weaving together adventure, courage, and tender emotion. This selection of 358 quotes captures the essence of her narrative craft, from heroic quests to everyday kindness. Even if you’ve only skimmed her books, these lines give a clear sense of why her voice resonates with both young and seasoned readers alike.

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Shannon Hale is a young adult author from the United States, best known for Princess Academy.

Quick Facts About Shannon Hale

Born: January 26, 1974
Nationality: United States
Profession: Young Adult Author
Notable works: Princess Academy
Known for: Book of a Thousand Days, Princess Academy, The Goose Girl
Spouse: Dean Hale

About Shannon Hale

Shannon Hale is an American author primarily of young adult fantasy, including the Newbery Honor book Princess Academy and The Goose Girl. Her first novel for adults, Austenland, was adapted into a film in 2013. She is a graduate of the University of Utah and the University of Montana. She has also co-written with her husband, Dean.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Newbery Medal Whitney Awards

Quotes by Shannon Hale

Go on, son, you're not doing me any good by bleeding.

Bleeding

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He had a dashing smile. It nearly dashed right off his face.

Dashed

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

Identity

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I know I would crumble if I lost you.

Crumble

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“Without choice, there is no power.”

Choice

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“Tell me, is it evil to simply try to control your own life?”

Evil

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My mama used to say, 'Are you sad? Then just wait a minute.

Mama

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“Becky, are you studying conversational Yiddish?”

Communication

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“Guilt is the hyena that'll lunge from behind and hamstring you.”

Guilt

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“I was thinking how you can't tell if a person's beautiful or not by her shadow...”

Beautiful

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Ah, now, don't cry over lost years and forgetfulness. The tales tell what they can. The rest is for us to learn..

Cry

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There's nothing more aggravating in the world than the midnight sniffling of the person you've decided to hate.

Aggravating

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

Becoming

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For Colin Firth: You're a really great guy, but I'm married, so I think we should just be friends.

Friendship

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... If we don't tell strange stories, when something strange happens we won't believe it.

Believe

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“there was a bed left in the palace that hadn’t been stripped. “Mom!”

Mom

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“Mr Nobley: "Ah here you are. Miss Erstwhile. You are infuriating and irritating, and yet I find myself looking for you. I…

Irritating

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My ma says You can't unspill a stew." "She also says Undoing a wrong is greater than doing a right." "You know,…

Saying

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

Dawn

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“No, she wasn't going to go to Martin's, curse him, but she wasn't going to run back to her room either, if…

Spite

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Razo hopped back up and adopted a posture that said he was completely unruffled, never had been, and in fact was ready…

Adopted

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WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE: RAPUNZEL For horse thieving, kidnapping, jail breaking, and using her hair in a manner other than nature intended!…

Alive

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“To be powerful, a kiss should make a journey, be its own story--begin with hesitation, move to realization, then melt into bliss.”

Begin

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“Daring Charming was facing her down. “It’s no use, Cerise Hood,” said Daring. “I am a Charming—brave, cunning, athletic—” Cerise faked left…

Daring

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“Miri took genuine comfort in studying Mathematics that day. She could sort numbers into two simple ideas: true and not true. Unlike…

Mathematics

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Finn leaped from his horse to greet Enna, and she entwined herself into him, their arms around each other, their faces close.…

Arms

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“15. “Master Filippus believes that three disciplines define us as humans,” Miri said while they walked to the peat pits. “History, Philosophy,…

Discipline

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“Some postdivorce statistics: * James saw the children 75 percent less than before. * He missed 85 percent of their afterschool woes.…

Children

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I keep thinking about a tale my nurse used to read to me about a bird whose wings are pinned to the…

Bird

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“They finished laughing and caught their breaths, and looked at each other, and Ani thought Geric looked at her too long, as…

Caught

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Tegus, I'm leaving this book behind for you, so you will know the why of it all, and maybe you'll forgive me,…

Behinds

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Oh land of farms and green hills mild Once formed by giants rough and wild With massive paws they gripped and tore…

Blue

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“Raven, lying on the sandy ground, covered in creepy-crawlies. Spiders, cockroaches, termites, ants, crickets—they smother her, nibble on her, devouring her from…

Goblin

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What are you doing?" "Ya!" said Jane, whirling around, her hands held up menacingly. It was Mr. Nobley with coat, hat, and…

Awkward

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“I think you just complimented me," said Jane. "You should take better care next time." The music had started, the couples had…

Compliment

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“Tell me something true about you.” “Okay …” She mentally rifled through birthplace (Portland, Oregon), college major (sociology), astrological sign (Virgo), favorite…

Favorite movie

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“‎"Repeat that?" "It's National Talk Like a Pirate Day. Didn't you know?" "Somehow I missed the memo." "You mean, 'Somehow I missed…

Actor-and-the-housewife

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“During Snow White's story, her mother had somehow survived sharing a castle with the Greatest Evil the World Has Ever Known and…

Apple-white

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“What are you doing?” Ya!” said Jane, whirling around, her hands held up menacingly. It was Mr. Nobley with coat, hat, and…

Awkward moment

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“There was a clink of glass slippers against the wood floor, and then her mother appeared in the doorway. She had the…

Ashlynn-ella

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Shannon Hale by topic

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