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The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1) QUOTES

The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1) QUOTES

1 " Yes, we'll yell, 'Help, help us, goose girl, and bring the terrifying legion of warrior geese'. "

― Shannon Hale , The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)

2 " If we're mad, we're mad in large numbers, at least larger than yours. "

― Shannon Hale , The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)

3 " She closed the book and put her cheek against it. There was still an odor of a library on it, of dust, leather, binding glue, and old paper, one book carrying the smell of hundreds. "

― Shannon Hale , The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)

4 " When you get tired of worrying and mourning your horse and trying not to be afraid, tell me and I'll do it for you a while so you can shut your eyes and sleep peaceful. "

― Shannon Hale , The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)

5 " That year, when the trees burned the fire of late summer into their leaves and the ground mist was a ghost of the river, long and wet and cold, the aunt looked from her windows to the walls around her and imagined another winter inside them. She began to see the world as a bird sees bars, and she scratched her arms beneath her sleeves. "

― Shannon Hale , The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)

6 " Sometimes it seems my identity’s a matter of opinion "

― Shannon Hale , The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)

7 " Clearly she was expected to say something, but panic at having to speak stole the thoughts from her head. "

― Shannon Hale , The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)

8 " ... If we don't tell strange stories, when something strange happens we won't believe it. "

― Shannon Hale , The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)

9 " Isi, I’m trying to say that you’ve been… no, you’re so, you’re–” He stopped.
"You are,” he said. His hand found hers, and he held her finger tightly, as though he did not dare to do any more than hold her one hand, and look at her, and breathe deeply. "

― Shannon Hale , The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)

10 " They finished laughing and caught their breaths, and looked at each other, and Ani thought Geric looked at her too long, as though he forgot he was looking, as though he did not wish to do anything else. She looked back. Her heart took its time quieting down. "

― Shannon Hale , The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)

11 " You, what are you? The brat of lucky parents who were related to a childless king. There is no such thing as royal blood. I believe we are what we make ourselves, and as such, you, Crown Princess, are nothing. "

― Shannon Hale , The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)

12 " But when she turned her back to the lights, she saw that the night was so dark...She could not see the stars. The world felt as high as the depthless night sky and deeper than she could know. She understood, suddenly and keenly, that she was too small to run away, and she sat on the damp ground and cried. "

― Shannon Hale , The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)

13 " Her eyes were distant, and she seemed to be listening to that voice that first told her the story, a mother, sister, or aunt. Then her voice, like her singing, cut through the crickets and crackling fire. "

― Shannon Hale , The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)

14 " You saw my leg?"
"How can a man help what he sees?" he said. "And, if I could add, you possess a very fine leg. "

― Shannon Hale , The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)

15 " My friends call me by my name."
"You don't have any friends."
"I don't want you to be my friend, Selia, or my servant, not now. I thought you were both. You have let me know I was wrong. So are you to treat me so. You are wrong. "

― Shannon Hale , The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)

16 " I read that a gentleman gives a lady flowers, and I thought maybe I'm not a gentleman, but no reason not to treat you like a lady. "

― Shannon Hale , The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)

17 " Right now I'd like all my troubles to stand in front of me in a straight line, and one by one I'd give each a black eye. "

― Shannon Hale , The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)

18 " 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 (The Books of Bayern, #1)

19 " I, Geric-Sinath of Gerhard, declare that you're beautiful and you're perfect and I'll slay any man who tries to take you from my side. Goose girl, may I kiss you? "

― Shannon Hale , The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)

20 " prominent "

― Shannon Hale , The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)