Quote

He did a very good impression of a stone column.

Shannon Hale

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Shannon Hale
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: January 26
Author
Fantasy Author
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Salt Lake City
Utah
Columns
Stone
Impression
Stones
Good
Column

More quotes by Shannon Hale

Image
You can be who you will,” he repeated. His voice softened. “And if you will have me, I will be the one beside you.
Shannon Hale
Image
His brothers could tease him about his height or the number of scars he was collecting on his body. He could take the joke when they said he would die having never won a fair wrestling match. But the topic of Bettin still smarted too much. He'd imagined being with her always. Now when he closed his eyes, he had trouble imagining anything else.
Shannon Hale
Image
WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE: RAPUNZEL For horse thieving, kidnapping, jail breaking, and using her hair in a manner other than nature intended! REWARD
Shannon Hale
Image
When you get tired of worrying and mourning your horse and trying not to be afraid, tell me and I'll do it for you a while so you can shut your eyes and sleep peaceful.
Shannon Hale
Image
No more crying. It's all wetness and no comfort at all.
Shannon Hale
Image
... fantasy is not practice for what is real—fantasy is the opiate of women.
Shannon Hale
Image
He smiled in a way that made me want to kiss him right on the spot. Or the lips. Whichever was closer.
Shannon Hale
Image
Life is short, so live extra lives. Read books.
Shannon Hale
Image
Really, becoming a writer sounds more like a mental illness than a professional choice.
Shannon Hale
Image
My friends call me by my name. You don't have any friends. I don't want you to be my friend, Selia, or my servant, not now. I thought you were both. You have let me know I was wrong. So are you to treat me so. You are wrong.
Shannon Hale
Image
Years ago, before this estate was generously and unwillingly turned over to the crown, the lord here was a genuine dimwit. He had a minister stashed behind his throne to whisper clever things to say.
Shannon Hale
Image
He had a dashing smile. It nearly dashed right off his face.
Shannon Hale
Image
I was under the stars, like a fish is under water.
Shannon Hale
Image
... and with my last thought I felt some real sympathy for those poor chickens.
Shannon Hale
Image
If you're listening Big Brother, I refuse to be Fanny Price.
Shannon Hale
Image
Listen to your second thought, or the third might be too late.
Shannon Hale
Image
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.
Shannon Hale
Image
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
Shannon Hale
Image
Here's the thing about home: you can create it most anywhere, as long as you gather your people around you.
Shannon Hale
Image
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
Shannon Hale