“ I don't know how you persist in being so stubborn-""It's a superpower. I was bitten by a radioactive mule. Shannon Hale
“ Isi, I’m trying to say that you’ve been… no, you’re so, you’re–” He stopped."You are,” he said. His hand found hers, and he held her finger tightly, as though he did not dare to do any more than hold… Shannon Hale
“ I let my head fall back, and I gazed into the Eternal Blue Sky. It was morning. Some of the sky was yellow, some the softest blue. One small cloud scuttled along. Strange how everything below can be s… Shannon Hale
“ Most people are genuinely good, sweetheart, and even the evil ones have some good in them. -Shannon Hale Shannon Hale
“ The first building she reached appeared to be an old barn. Only one young guard stood before its bolted door, staring at her with wide eyes, holding up his sword in defense, She heated his sword and h… Shannon Hale
“ We were quiet, two tiny specks glued down by gravity, peering at a universe that didn't notice us back. Shannon Hale
“ Maybe I got a few words wrong, but that's so near how the conversation went, I'm going to call it truth. Shannon Hale
“ Ashlynn washed her face, put on an apron, and then opened wide the door to her shoe closet. This princess wouldn't care if she wore a burlap sack every day, so long as she had dozens of footwear choic… Shannon Hale
“ 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. Shannon Hale
“ We found it!" Charlotte yelled, as they ran back through the house. "We found it, we found it!"Eddie, Mr. Mallery, and Colonel Andrews came from separate directions, converging in the front hall. Miss… Shannon Hale
“ You saw my leg?""How can a man help what he sees?" he said. "And, if I could add, you possess a very fine leg. Shannon Hale
“ Yes, we'll yell, 'Help, help us, goose girl, and bring the terrifying legion of warrior geese'. Shannon Hale
“ Clearly she was expected to say something, but panic at having to speak stole the thoughts from her head. Shannon Hale
“ It's good to cry a bit, 'cause that helps us get through the rough parts. And the winter is though, there's no doubt. But we just hang on until spring when that ache will be all but swallowed up. Shannon Hale
“ It doesn't seem to matter what we think...The prince will come up here and look at us as if we're barrels in a trader's wagon. And if I'm salt pork and he doesn't care for salt pork, then there's noth… Shannon Hale
“ Why was the judgement of the disapproving so valuable? Who said that their good opinions tended to be any more rational than those of generally pleasant people? Shannon Hale
“ Charlotte wondered if she would have recognized the crazy much earlier if he looked more like Steve Buscemi then Mr. Medieval Hotness. Shannon Hale
