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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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Shannon Hale
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: January 26
Author
Fantasy Author
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Salt Lake City
Utah
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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.
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I can see that one can never pay back Gilsa for the fear that she will give again.
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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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Gerti didn’t ask for help.” Miri swallowed and tried to calm her quavering voice. “It was my fault.” “So it was. Now you all have learned that those who speak out of turn choose punishment for themselves and anyone they speak to.” “So if I speak to you, Tutor Olana, will you get the lashes?
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Really, becoming a writer sounds more like a mental illness than a professional choice.
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He smiled in a way that made me want to kiss him right on the spot. Or the lips. Whichever was closer.
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Go on, son, you're not doing me any good by bleeding.
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You saw my leg? How can a man help what he sees? he said. And, if I could add, you possess a very fine leg.
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Make haste” Jane added, just because she always wanted to say that.
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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.
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But when she turned her back to the lights, she saw that the night was so dark...She could not see the stars. The world felt as high as the depthless night sky and deeper than she could know. She understood, suddenly and keenly, that she was too small to run away, and she sat on the damp ground and cried.
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Ah, now, don't cry over lost years and forgetfulness. The tales tell what they can. The rest is for us to learn.
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