Emily

“I cannot write to anyone outside myself--if I tried, it would be a horrible story, flat and lifeless. I write to myself. That's the only person I'm trying to please.”
― Shannon Hale

“Ozorne, my precious, where are you?

- Rikash Moonsword”
― Tamora Pierce

“Its important to know stories. I felt the earth shift to make a place for you when you were born, and I came to tell you stories while you are young. And like me, you were born with a word on your tongue.”
― Shannon Hale, The Goose Girl

“I love you, if you get yourself killed, I will never forgive you.”
― Tamora Pierce