For one thing, everyone there is so clever. Do they think me dull? Perhaps I should assure them that our goats enjoyed listening to me for hours on end. I am certain their bleats meant "Do go on, Miri, darling. You are immensely entertaining." Your immensely entertaining sister, Miri
Shannon HaleRight 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.
Shannon HaleAni felt a stirring, a hope, a winged thing waking up in her chest and brushing her heart with it's feathers.
Shannon HaleNo matter that we could be beheaded for this,โ said Esa. โHeads are overrated.โ โYes, they are so unfashionable,โ said Miri, imitating an Aslandian accent. โThis spring, ladies of style are wearing their feathers in their necks.
Shannon Hale