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“You forgot to cough!�� he said.
“Sorry.�� She coughed.
“Your sneakiness is dangerous. Next time that chisel will lodge itself in my head.��
“Now, Peder, there’s plenty of stone around here for carving. No need to practice on your own face.��
He stroked his chin. “You’re right, my jaw is already chiseled to perfection.��
She agreed, but she felt too silly to say so aloud.”
― Shannon Hale, Palace of Stone

“There was a burst of laughter so sudden Miri jumped to her feet in alarm. Bena and Liana had pushed Peder out of the bed and onto the floor. He in turn leaped on Liana's bed, clinging to it and laughing as the girls tugged at his ankles.
"So, are you two betrothed?" Katar asked.
"No," Miri said shortly.
"Ohh." Katar smirked, one eyebrow raised, and she looked altogether more like her old self. "It appears I stumbled upon a topic of conversation even more dangerous than revolution.”
― Shannon Hale, Palace of Stone

“Katar," said Britta, "I thought you would want to stay with your friends from home while they were here, so I had your things moved from your room in the delegates' wing."
"You can have my things brought in too," said Peder, throwing himself onto the nearest bed. He sighed as he sank into the soft mattress and rolled onto his side.
"Um... I don't think boys are-" Britta began.
"Don't you mind me!" Peder pulled a blanket over his head.
Miri didn't know how he could even pretend to fall asleep. She could barely keep from pacing.
"Don't worry, Britta," said Esa. "We'll kick him out before night. Off to your fancy apprenticeship, big brother."
She nudged Peder's shape under the blanket. Peder made an exaggerated snoring noise.”
― Shannon Hale, Palace of Stone

“Reading a book is like going on a great journey. You don't know what'll happen, but something is bound to change. And for me, that change has always been good.”
― Shannon Hale, The Forgotten Sisters

“I don't want a daughter named after a stone," she had said, choosing instead to name her Miri after the flower that conquered rock and climbed to face the sun.”
― Shannon Hale, Princess Academy

“Mirii pot să plece de la nunta lor atunci când doresc, chiar dacă este recomandat să rămână până la sfarșitul petrecerii. Un gest delicat din partea mirelui poate fi rezervarea unei camere într-un hotel din apropriere pentru a-și petrece noaptea nunții cu soția lui.”
― Olivier Cechman, Savoire Vivre

“Miri's laugh is a tune you love to whistle.”
― Shannon Hale, Princess Academy