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She put a wedge beside my heart And then she brought the mallet down She sang no song to guide her work I lost my heart without a sound

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Shannon Hale
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: January 26
Author
Fantasy Author
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Salt Lake City
Utah
Song
Wedge
Lost
Wedges
Without
Sang
Heart
Beside
Work
Guide
Guides
Brought
Sound
Mallet

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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 the story was about how we all have something that keeps us down.
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I was under the stars, like a fish is under water.
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I was sorry to lose it, and if you make me another one, I promise not to get taken captive by bandits and have to use it to save my life.
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He had a dashing smile. It nearly dashed right off his face.
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Smell is the voice of the soul.
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If you're listening Big Brother, I refuse to be Fanny Price.
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Poor gosling. It hurts to be lost. And worse to be home with no kind of homecoming...I'll be lucky if I can do as well as you when all this's done, just a bit out of breath, a bit bruised and scratched, a bit wiser and sadder for it all.
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Even the jerks earn some of our affection. We can be glad they're gone and yet still mourn the good parts.
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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
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There you go...let it all slide out. Unhappiness can't stick in a person's soul when it's slick with tears.
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I am not sure I am ready to know what I think about that, so I dare not write it out.
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Just like the old adage--what you dislike most in other people is what you dislike the most in yourself--
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Goodness knows she is too fierce for you Goodness knows she has eyes for a lord Goodness knows she yet will prove untrue Her cheek's blush is as false as her word
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Really, becoming a writer sounds more like a mental illness than a professional choice.
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Go on, son, you're not doing me any good by bleeding.
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