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Shannon Hale is an American author born on January 26, 1974. She is known for her works in fantasy and young adult literature, which have gained widespread popularity among readers.

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Famous Shannon Hale Quotes

“Many times I have learned that, you never judge a book by its cover. Like people, it is the inside that counts.”

People Book Judging I Have Learned Judging A Book By Its Cover

Author:Shannon Hale

“Just like the old adage--what you dislike most in other people is what you dislike the most in yourself--”

People Dislike Adages

Author:Shannon Hale

“She touched the healthy folds of skin around the baby's neck, wrists, and thighs, the dark lines crying for life made in his forehead, and thought how people start with wrinkles and end with wrinkles, grow into their skin and then live to grow out of it again.”

People Made Ends Grows Lines Dark Cry Baby Healthy Skins Necks Touched Folds Foreheads Wrinkles Wrists Thighs

Author:Shannon Hale

“Some people are born with the first word of a language resting on their tongue though it may take some time before they can taste it.”

People Firsts May Language Born Taste Tongue

Book:The Goose Girl

Source: The Goose Girl

“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?”

People Said Opinion Valuable Rational Judgement Pleasant Disapproving

Book:Austenland: A Novel

Source: Austenland: A Novel

“Oh, but I like my geese. Like cats, they can't be told what to do, and like dogs, they're loyal, and like people, they talk every chance they get.”

People Chance Dog Cat Loyal Geese

Book:The Goose Girl

Source: The Goose Girl

“When the mountain quaked Like an elbow's nudge Like a shout that something is wrong The people awoke and Knew, yes, knew, that bandits had come”

People Mountain Elbows Nudge Bandits

Author:Shannon Hale

“The army slew a thousand and showed little pity The king ordered fealty from the conquered city The prince charmed its people with words wise and witty And the queen sat on a couch, looking very pretty”

People Littles Cities Wise Kings Thousand Army Witty Pity Queens Sat Couches Charmed

Author:Shannon Hale

“My ma says a rock lasts forever, but people don’t, and that’s what makes them more precious.”

People Lasts Forever Rocks

Book:Princess Academy: Palace of Stone

Source: Princess Academy: Palace of Stone

“Here's the thing about home: you can create it most anywhere, as long as you gather your people around you.”

People Long Home

Author:Shannon Hale

About the Author

Born: January 26, 1974
Known for: Author
Quotes: 247

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The Goose GirlRelated source material

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Austenland: A NovelRelated source material

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