Why was the judgement of the disapproving so valuable? Who said that their good opinions tended to be any more rational than those of generally pleasant people?
Shannon HaleFinn, do you see the liasโwhatever, the orange-haired girl?โ Razo Gestured ahead. โDo you think sheโs pretty?โ Finn glanced Dashaโs way, then returned his attention ot his horse. โSheโs all right.โ โReally? Just all right?โ Finn shrugged. Razo rolled his eyes. โWhat am I saying? He doesnโt think any girl is pretty but Enna.โ โAre there any girls but Enna?โ Finn called back. โThereโd better be.
Shannon HaleIโve always believed that as an author, I do 50% of the work of storytelling, and the reader does the other 50%. Thereโs 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.
Shannon HaleSeriously, a thirty-something woman shouldn't be daydreaming about a fictional character in a two-hundred-year-old world to the point where it interfered with her very real and much more important life and relationships. Of course she shouldn't.
Shannon HaleYou're from where?" "Lay'en. It's near Salt Lake City." "Spell that for me." "Um, that would be S-A-L-T-" "No, the other one. The city you're from." "Oh. L-A-Y-T-O-N." "Ah-Lay-ton." That's what I said." "No you didn't. You just said, 'Lay'en.'" "So I did. But just go ahead and pronounce 'aluminum' for me, Mr. British Man. How are you going to defend that piece of insanity? Why don't you spell it and count syllables and see if your al-um-in-ium makes sense whatsoever?" He bowed his head. "Touch...
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