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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
Shannon Hale
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Shannon Hale
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: January 26
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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.
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Smell is the voice of the soul.
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They weren't nice words he said. He could've lived a good life and died never having made a person feel rubbed down to bones and too sad to hold together.
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Life is short, so live extra lives. Read books.
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And new, too. Remade. Ready to move again. Listening was the start, she decided. Doing was the next step.
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...all things speak, in their way, don't they?
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Sometimes my fancy gets to floating inside me, threatening to carry me away like a leaf on a wind. Better to be a stone.
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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.
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Time is a wind that keeps blowing in my face and mumbling words that don't make sense.
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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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I couldn’t remember the last time I had stayed up into the squeaky hours of the night because I couldn’t put a book down, and that was a tragedy.
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You are my butterfly and refuse to set you free.
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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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If you were a woman, all I'd have to say is 'Colin Firth in a wet shirt' and you'd say 'Ah.
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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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...Speaking of, I've been playing with the letters - Lovers In a Very Enlightened Regard. LIVER. Good one. Also, how about Life Invasion Via Exceptional Respect? Life Invasion. Like it. Or Lovelike Intensity Via Emotional Rapport. Doesn't that spell OLIVER?
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Here's the thing about home: you can create it most anywhere, as long as you gather your people around you.
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I know I would crumble if I lost you.
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