Mama used to say, you have to know someone a thousand days before you can glimpse her soul.
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 HaleRin 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.
Shannon HaleReally, becoming a writer sounds more like a mental illness than a professional choice.
Shannon Hale