"You're from where?" "Lay'en. It's near Salt Lake……" — 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. The city you're from." "Oh. L-A-Y-T-O-N." "Ah-Lay-ton." That's what I said." "No you didn't. You just said, 'Lay'en.'" "So I did. But just go ahead and pronounce 'aluminum' for me, Mr. British Man. How are you going to defend that piece of insanity? Why don't you spell it and count syllables and see if your al-um-in-ium makes sense whatsoever?" He bowed his head. "Touché..."
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184 Quotes by Shannon Hale
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Here's the thing about home: you can create it most anywhere, as long as you gather your people around you.
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Life is short, so live extra lives. Read books.
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I do like the world quite a lot.
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I think the only way to get through this life is laughing hard and constantly, mostly at myself.
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I was under the stars, like a fish is under water.
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You are my butterfly and refuse to set you free.
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. . . as long as there are movement and harmony, there are words.
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Its important to know stories. I felt the earth shift to make a place for you when you were born,…
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Nom, do say something funny so she can admire!
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