Quotes from Tui T. Sutherland

That's right," she said. "DIE, you little monster plants. May your roots always be thirsty and your seeds all meet a fiery death until you're extinct forever! I HATE you!

You're right," she said. "All my life I have desperately wanted an ugly necklace." "Hey," Chameleon protested, as Queen Scarlet gave a shout of laughter.

WHICH LEFT WAS THAT, USELESS?" Kestrel bellowed in his ear. "Are all MudWings this stupid? OR ARE YOU JUST DEAF?" Well, if you keep that up, I will be soon, Clay thought.

But if she had Clay and Turtle as friends, and then Turtle got himself killed by Queen Scarlet or accidentally set on fire, well, then she'd survive OK, because she'd still have Clay. It occurred to her that this was a rather morbid train of thought to be having about a new friend.

You'd better be all right or I will tie you to a tree and cover you with hallucinogenic frogs. Tamarin, please wake up.

You're nonagoshabibble," Squid said. "Squid, be polite,

No!" Kinkajou cried. "We're eating together! You haven't even finished your hairy smelly carcass thing! Sit!

The look on Deathbringer's face was so obvious — so real and sad — that Starflight had the weird experience of being able to see what his own expression must be every time he thought of Sunny.

Who wants to go hunting?" Tsunami nearly shouted. "I know I do! Great idea, Tsunami! No arguing with the Head of School; off we go!" She shot off the ledge and whooshed away into the clouds. Carnelian snorted. "I guess that discussion is over," she said.

Scarlet's Dancing Monkey of Fiery Doom

Mommy," Cliff called. "Mommy, I have to tell you something. Mommy! Grandma is kind of mean." "I know, sweetheart, don't worry," Ruby said.

Nope," Clay said. "We're free now. I'm only going to eat what I want to eat from now on." As long as it's slow enough for me to catch it, he thought ruefully.

I'mjustsayingshe'dbeallright," he mumbled, subsiding.

We don't share IceWing secrets with mere RainWings, haughty sniff.

But —" she said, her voice swallowed by the hot air in the hushed room. "But I burnded it.

Winter glanced over at Moon, for the nine thousandth time that day,

Try a RainWing. They're always asleep.

Something is coming to shake the earth. Something is coming to scorch the ground. Jade Mountain will fall beneath thunder and ice, unless the lost city of night can be found.

The other dragonets were his own size (nearly), and they didn't cheat (well, most of the time).

Well, except she didn't tell me about the stealth RainWing bodyguards she put on me. That was pretty hilarious. Everyone should suddenly have the air turn into seven bright purple dragons yelling hysterically whenever she gets attacked.

That's your secret," Moon breathed. She had an expression like someone who'd just managed to finally alphabetize a million scrolls exactly right. "An animus.

We are not leaving Deathbringer!" Glory grabbed Fatespeaker. "Point the way and I'll go by myself. Starflight, get out of here. Get everyone off the island." Deathbringer? Starflight opened and closed his mouth. He hadn't realized that rescuing the NightWing assassin was even on Glory's agenda, let alone that it was important enough to risk an erupting volcano for. But she's right. He risked everything for us — for her.

I'm Qibli, and that's Moon and Kinkajou. Guys, this is Riptide and Serious.

As NONE of this is RELEVANT to TODAY'S TOPIC, which is the Scorching. Ahem.