Shannon Hale - Princess Academy (2005)

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When the mountain quaked Like an elbow's nudge Like a shout that something is wrong The people awoke and Knew, yes, knew, that bandits had come

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No small thing, a bee's sting When it enters the heart Not so benign, the growing vine When it tears stone apart

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I am not sure I am ready to know what I think about that, so I dare not write it out.

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Goodness knows she is too fierce for you Goodness knows she has eyes for a lord Goodness knows she yet will prove untrue Her cheek's blush is as false as her word

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Words can fall hard like a boulder loosed from a cliff. Words can drift unnoticed like a weed seed on a breeze. Words can sing.

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What she had long believed was not true, and now the world was wide open to discover what was. It is like all my life I thought the sky was green.

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The snow was too light to stay, the ground too warm to keep it. And the strange spring snow fell only in that golden moment of dawn, the turning of the page between night and day.

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The army slew a thousand and showed little pity The king ordered fealty from the conquered city The prince charmed its people with words wise and witty And the queen sat on a couch, looking very pretty

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Your head will be fine, said Miri. It's your neck you should worry about.

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You can be who you will, he repeated. His voice softened. And if you will have me, I will be the one beside you.

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I keep thinking about a tale my nurse used to read to me about a bird whose wings are pinned to the ground. In the end, when he finally frees himself, he flies so high he becomes a star. My nurse said the story was about how we all have something that keeps us down.

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She wore white heirloom lace about her throat And in her hair a bright golden feather A pearl like a plum hung ripe from her neck But her smile fetched ten gold together

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I was sorry to lose it, and if you make me another one, I promise not to get taken captive by bandits and have to use it to save my life.

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Throwing herself into learning helped Miri ignore the painful chill of solitude around her.

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Listen to your second thought, or the third might be too late.

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For one thing, everyone there is so clever. Do they think me dull? Perhaps I should assure them that our goats enjoyed listening to me for hours on end. I am certain their bleats meant "Do go on, Miri, darling. You are immensely entertaining." Your immensely entertaining sister, Miri

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My ma says You can't unspill a stew." "She also says Undoing a wrong is greater than doing a right." "You know, Ma is very good at saying two things at once.

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No wolf falters before the bite So strike No hawk wavers before the dive Just strike

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Will you accompany me in this dance? he said, bowing and holding out his hand. No, thank you. Miri smiled. The prince frowned and looked and the chief delegate as if for assistance. Miri laughed self consciously. I, uh, I was teasing.

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No matter that we could be beheaded for this, said Esa. Heads are overrated. Yes, they are so unfashionable, said Miri, imitating an Aslandian accent. This spring, ladies of style are wearing their feathers in their necks.

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The book smelled dusty and old but also carried a sweet tang, a hint of something inviting. She opened to the first page and started to read, pronouncing the words in a reverent whisper.

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My ma says a rock lasts forever, but people don't, and that's what makes them more precious.

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There you go...let it all slide out. Unhappiness can't stick in a person's soul when it's slick with tears.

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