“ Throwing herself into learning helped Miri ignore the painful chill of solitude around her. Shannon Hale
“ I wonder if everyone who faces death hurts like this. It's as though for the first time I realize how much just being alive makes my body ache. But I don't want that ache to stop. Shannon Hale
“ Sometimes my fancy gets to floating inside me, threatening to carry me away like a leaf on a wind. Better to be a stone. Shannon Hale
“ I'm a terrible prince. I should put my kingdom first and everything else second, but your first. I want you by my side every second, but I know I would crumble if I lost you. Shannon Hale
“ There you go...let it all slide out. Unhappiness can't stick in a person's soul when it's slick with tears. Shannon Hale
“ Mama used to say, you have to know someone a thousand days before you can glimpse her soul. Shannon Hale
“ There's nothing more aggravating in the world than the midnight sniffling of the person you've decided to hate. Shannon Hale
“ I'm Razo, a member of Bayern's Own," he said, stopping himself from adding "Loafing is just a hobby of mine.""Bayern's Own? But you're a child." Razo looked up to the sky. "I'm not a child, I'm just s… Shannon Hale
“ What are you doing?" "Ya!" said Jane, whirling around, her hands held up menacingly. It was Mr. Nobley with coat, hat, and cane, watching her with wide eyes. Jane took several quick (but oh so casual)… Shannon Hale
“ Razo hopped back up and adopted a posture that said he was completely unruffled, never had been, and in fact was ready to do something manly like lift boulders or swallow live worms. Shannon Hale
“ I keep thinking about a tale my nurse used to read to me about a bird whose wings are pinned to the ground. In the end, when he finally frees himself, he flies so high he becomes a star. My nurse said… Shannon Hale
“ They finished laughing and caught their breaths, and looked at each other, and Ani thought Geric looked at her too long, as though he forgot he was looking, as though he did not wish to do anything el… Shannon Hale
“ You're better than seven years of food. You're better than windows. You're even better than the sky. Shannon Hale
