Quotes from Shannon Hale

Apple smiled at Hunter. And then—yes—she batted her eyelashes. He put a fist on his hip. "Of course! I—" "But no shirt-ripping, if you please," Raven said. "Just the chopping.

I held her head to my shoulder, rocking her, rubbing her back. Poor thing, I don't think she knows where to put the whole world.

We did it!" says Draculaura. "It wasn't perfect," Frankie says. "Eh, perfect is boring.

But this morning, so many of her friends were in need. As soon as she finished helping with some sibling bonding at the rabbit warren, a trio of squirrels needed an arbitrator in the matter of whose cache of acorns was buried under a leaf. Then there was even more bunny drama, followed by a deer who couldn't find her favorite backscratching tree. Every time Ashlynn was about to go home to pack, yet another animal emergency fell into her lap.

Be the dress, she told herself. Be the bonnet, Jane. Stage fright, that's all this is. I'm just afraid of looking like a fool. So stop it. Admit that you are a fool already and do this so you can let it go.

All Greencloaks spoke to their spirit animals, but Maya was holding what appeared to be an intense one-sided conversation with an amphibian!

SPIDER-MAN Does she have soft white hair And a coy smile ROCKET Stop this is just sad

Things are't working out so well, and each time the men in your life dissapoint you, you let Mr. Dary in a little bit more. Perhaps you've come tot he point where you're so attached to the idea of that scoundrel, you wont be satisfied with anything less.

You are looking well, Mr. Nobley," Miss Heartwright was saying. Jane nearly gasped. Who said such things to that man?

Apple smiled. She could play the damsel-in-distress like a cow could jump over a moon. The male species couldn't resist wanting to help her.

Hope had beaten her to death. She dried her eyes, shut down her heart, and plunged herself into an emotional coma. So much easier not to feel.

Daring Charming was facing her down. "It's no use, Cerise Hood," said Daring. "I am a Charming—brave, cunning, athletic—" Cerise faked left and dribbled right around him, driving toward the royals' end of the court.

Once upon a time, there was a girl with red hair who believed her destiny was to ride alone. But... at the final moment, when all seemed to be lost, she cried out for help. The many friends she had made... came running. After all, no one's destiny is to be alone. ? Shannon Hale, Real Friends 0 likes

Without choice, there is no power.

Don't hesitate if you know it's right

Nothing is quite right, or everything would be quite boring.

I've said that all along. Sick. In. The. Head.

Twenty-two hours, forty-seven minutes, and eighteen seconds to go!

I think the only way to get through this life is laughing hard and constantly, mostly at myself.

Right now I'd like all my troubles to stand in front of me in a straight line, and one by one I'd give each a black eye.

Mama used to say, you have to know someone a thousand days before you can glimpse her soul.

There you go...let it all slide out. Unhappiness can't stick in a person's soul when it's slick with tears.

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

Personally, I believe "Young Adult" to be an arbitrary title that means the book "Can be enjoyed by anyone/Has a main character who's not quite an adult/Isn't really boring.