“She spoke quickly, her tongue feeling like a hummingbird’s wing; she was so afraid of boring him if she took too long.”
"I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles."
- Shannon Hale
Motivation
"I’m writing a first draft and reminding myself that I’m simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles."
- Shannon Hale
Creativity
"A daughter is a daydreamer and a night thinker."
- Shannon Hale
Aspirations
"I let my head fall back, and I gazed into the Eternal Blue Sky. It was morning. Some of the sky was yellow, some the softest blue. One small cloud scuttled along. Strange how everything below can be such death and chaos and pain while above the sky is peace, sweet blue gentleness. I heard a shaman say once, the Ancestors want our souls to be like the blue sky."
- Shannon Hale
Spirituality
"She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within."
- Beauty and the Beast
Awareness
"We should never judge someone based on their appearance."
- Beauty and the Beast
Awareness
"Beauty and ugliness are merely subjective labels. What matters is who we are inside."
- Beauty and the Beast
Awareness
"When we see beyond appearances, we discover the true essence of a person."
- Beauty and the Beast
Awareness
"Worry is a misuse of imagination."
Awareness