Shannon Hale Quotes That Will Inspire You to Live Your Best Life

1. ... fantasy is not practice for what is real—fantasy is the opiate of women. Austenland

2. He smiled in a way that made me want to kiss him right on the spot. Or the lips. Whichever was closer.

3. I don't know how you persist in being so stubborn-""It's a superpower. I was bitten by a radioactive mule. The Actor and the Housewife

4. I'm a terrible prince. I should put my kingdom first and everything else second, but your first. I want you by my side every second, but I know I would crumble if I lost you. Enna Burning

5. Look no farther than your hand,Make a choice and take a stand. Princess Academy

6. Mama used to say, you have to know someone a thousand days before you can glimpse her soul. Book of a Thousand Days

7. 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. River Secrets

8. There you go...let it all slide out. Unhappiness can't stick in a person's soul when it's slick with tears. Princess Academy

9. There's nothing more aggravating in the world than the midnight sniffling of the person you've decided to hate. Book of a Thousand Days

10. What are you doing?" "Ya!" said Jane, whirling around, her hands held up menacingly. It was Mr. Nobley with coat, hat, and cane, watching her with wide eyes. Jane took several quick (but oh so casual) steps away from Martin's window. "Um, did I just say, 'Ya'?" "You just said 'Ya,'" he confirmed. "If I am not mistaken, it was a battle cry, warning that you were about to attack me.I, uh..." She stopped to laugh. "I wasn't aware until this precise and awkward moment that when startled in a startled in a strange place, my instincts would have me pretend to be a ninja. Austenland

11. Will you accompany me in this dance? he said, bowing and holding out his hand. No, thank you. Miri smiled. The prince frowned and looked and the chief delegate as if for assistance. Miri laughed self consciously. I, uh, I was teasing.

12. Yes, we'll yell, 'Help, help us, goose girl, and bring the terrifying legion of warrior geese'. The Goose Girl

13. You are my butterfly and refuse to set you free.

14. 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. The Goose Girl

15. Sometimes my fancy gets to floating inside me, threatening to carry me away like a leaf on a wind. Better to be a stone. Book of a Thousand Days

16. We tend to think of life as linear. As if each moment, each year, has to be better than the last, and if it's not, we failed.So be patient with yourself, Josie. Don't judge yourself by any one moment. Allow yourself room to change Kind of a Big Deal