320 Quotes by Shannon Hale

Don’t beat yourself up,” said Charlotte. “True love can be so easily mistaken for other things-friendship, humane concern, indigestion...

If you’re listening Big Brother, I refuse to be Fanny Price.

Right now I’d like all my troubles to stand in front of me in a straight line, and one by one I’d give each a black eye.

Ah, now, don’t cry over lost years and forgetfulness. The tales tell what they can. The rest is for us to learn...

Even the jerks earn some of our affection. We can be glad they’re gone and yet still mourn the good parts.

Here you’ve been, a spider in the corner, observing, weaving Charlotte’s web of mystery.

What should I say? That I like him so much it hurts?

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.

Rin slept inside the oak’s thought. Its own memories of weather and growth continued to hum, and like a pond, its stillness reflected back herself.