“I think the only way to get through this life is laughing hard and constantly, mostly at myself.” ThinkingWayHardLife IsLaughingThis Life Author:Shannon Hale
“He smiled in a way that made me want to kiss him right on the spot. Or the lips. Whichever was closer.” WayWantMadeKissingLipsSpots Author:Shannon Hale
“...all things speak, in their way, don't they?” WaySpeakAll Things Book:The Goose Girl Source: The Goose Girl
“Finn leaped from his horse to greet Enna, and she entwined herself into him, their arms around each other, their faces close. Thoug they did not kiss, Rin thought that the way they looked at each other was even more intimate. 'Let's get married,' Enna was saying with yearning in her voice. 'Please, let's get married right now.' Finn put his face into her neck and whispered something that made her hum.” WayMadeFacesVoiceArmsPleaseRight NowKissingMarriedHorseIntimateNecksYearningEntwined Author:Shannon Hale
“In some ways, I don’t feel as if I had a choice. Looking back at my childhood, even before I could read and write, I was making up stories. I love reading and I love telling stories, and the times in my life when I’ve tried to ignore that part of me, I’ve gone a little crazy. Characters start tugging on my sleeves, words start haunting me, and I feel generally unsatisfied. Really, being a writer sounds more like a mental illness than a professional choice.” IfsWayFeelsWritingLittlesCharacterStoriesChoicesReadingSoundGoneCrazyChildhoodIllnessMental IllnessLooking BackHauntingSleevesTelling StoriesMaking UpLove Of ReadingUnsatisfiedTugging Author:Shannon Hale
“The rewrites are a struggle right now. Sometimes I wish writing a book could just be easy for me at last. But when I think about it practically, I am glad it's a struggle. I am (as usual) attempting to write a book that's too hard for me. I'm telling a story I'm not smart enough to tell. The risk of failure is huge. But I prefer it this way. I'm forced to learn, forced to smarten myself up, forced to wrestle. And if it works, then I'll have written something that is better than I am.” IfsThinkingWayWritingBookSometimesHardEnoughStoriesLastsWishEasyStruggleWrittenRiskHugeRight NowSmartGladUsualAttemptingWriting A Book Author:Shannon Hale
“Finn, do you see the lias—whatever, the orange-haired girl?” Razo Gestured ahead. “Do you think she’s pretty?” Finn glanced Dasha’s way, then returned his attention ot his horse. “She’s all right.” “Really? Just all right?” Finn shrugged. Razo rolled his eyes. “What am I saying? He doesn’t think any girl is pretty but Enna.” “Are there any girls but Enna?” Finn called back. “There’d better be.” ThinkingWayEyeGirlAttentionHorseHis EyesOrange Author:Shannon Hale
“Saying my story makes me want to change it, make it sound pretty the way I do with the stories I tell the workers. I'd like it to have a beginning as grand as a ball and an ending in a whisper, like a mother tucking in a child for sleep.” WayWantChildrenStoriesMotherSoundSleepBallsWorkersLike A Mother Author:Shannon Hale
“I’ve always believed that as an author, I do 50% of the work of storytelling, and the reader does the other 50%. There’s no way I can control the story you tell yourself from my book. Your own experiences, preferences, prejudices, mood at the moment, current events in your life, needs and wants influence how you read my every word.” WayWantNeedsDoeI CanBookMomentsStoriesInfluenceEventsReaderPrejudiceCurrentsMoodStorytellingPreferenceNeeds And WantsCurrent Events Author:Shannon Hale
