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What are you doing?" "Ya! " said Jane, whirling around, her hands held up menacingly. It was Mr. Nobley with coat, hat, and cane, watching her with wide eyes. Jane took several quick (but oh so casual) steps away from Martin's window. "Um, did I just say, 'Ya'?" "You just said 'Ya, '" he confirmed. "If I am not mistaken, it was a battle cry, warning that you were about to attack me. I, uh.." She stopped to laugh. "I wasn't aware until this precise and awkward moment that when startled in a startled in a strange place, my instincts would have me pretend to be a ninja.Shannon Hale
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... fantasy is not practice for what is real–fantasy is the opiate of women.Shannon Hale
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He had a dashing smile. It nearly dashed right off his face.Shannon Hale
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Why was the judgement of the disapproving so valuable? Who said that their good opinions tended to be any more rational than those of generally pleasant people?Shannon Hale