Ziggi Starr

“She shut her curtains, locked the door, and lifted her mattress, pulling out last year’s Sustainable Logging Lumberjack Calendar. She flipped through the pages and sighed. Yes, the lumberjacks had chiseled jaws, warm eyes, and broad shoulders beneath flannel shirts.”
― Shannon Hale, Ashlynn Ella's Story

“La vida es una marcha hacia la cárcel. La verdadera literatura debe enseñar a escapar o prometer la libertad”
― Anton Chekhov, Sin trama y sin final: 99 consejos para escritores

“Raven heard a crunch. “Maddie!” said Raven. “You’re not supposed to eat the stone.” “Why not?” said Maddie. “It’s delightfully crunchy.” “How do you even do that?” Raven asked. “I mean, it’s a rock.” Maddie shrugged. “Sometimes things aren’t impossible the first time I try, because I don’t know they’re impossible yet. I probably couldn’t do it again, though.”
― Shannon Hale, The Storybook of Legends

“Courage was holding the pirate flag, but he let it droop. Gallantry’s lower lip trembled. Tenacity climbed down from the statue, getting his feet wet. Honor, the littlest one, sniffed.”
― Shannon Hale, Briar Beauty's Story