Quotes from Tui T. Sutherland

I can tell you what to do. That's my job and my favorite thing in life, I mean, seriously.

It's an animal, Ivy. It doesn't have feelings. And your father is a hero. Now shhhh.

There's more to his story. There's always more to everyone's story, if you bother to find out what it is.

No," Winter said in a bored voice. "He has a dragon-skull tattoo for every dragon he's ever killed," said Qibli. "He's covered in them." "Sounds a bit obvious." Winter yawned. "Why not just tattoo 'I'M TOTALLY MENACING' on his forehead.

I don't know your name." "Kindle," she said.

He does, but it turns out it was his brother who did the slaying," said Boar. "But that one's a lost cause, your great and powerful lordship. And the Dragonslayer has been utterly disgraced. Neither one is the hero you're looking for.

Kind of an idiot MudWing move,

What?" Undauntable could sense a new simmering rage building under his father's skin. "But there was a dead dragon! The last two spies said he has its tail!

He had to get rid of her.

Much more interesting news than that, sir," said Boar. As the Invincible Lord scowled, he hurried on. "There was an incident in Valor, my lord. The Dragonslayer is no longer in charge. In fact, he admitted in front of the entire town that he never killed that dragon after all.

OW! MOONFIRE AND STAR VOMIT!" Darkstalker shouted, clutching his face. "HEAL, by all the snakes!

Seagulls for dinner would be all right with me, if anyone else wants to try a stunt like that again.

anything happens, you're leaving

They were a part of his bones and the bones of every IceWing. We hate NightWings. They stole from us. They are all liars and backstabbers and monsters.

Inside the hall, staring down at them: Darkstalker, wearing a crown made of twisted metal with sharp points.

no known natural weapons

Blaze is about as smart as a concussed sheep,

In a moment she'd be gone, and then he could run to Foeslayer, warn her, and send her flying back to her room as fast as possible.

What is with you and faces?" Qibli said. "You should try threatening someone's elbows or ankles once in a while, just for a change of pace." Kinkajou landed on the branch beside the angry RainWing, angling herself between the furious dragon and Winter.

A wall of indestructible ice between him and Foeslayer. "That's not —" Arctic started, then bit back the rest of his sentence as his mother hissed at him. "In fact," she spat, "since you are so overwhelmed by this animus gift decision, it seems best for you to stay in seclusion until it is time for the ceremony. Clearly something here has been distracting you, but we won't let that be a problem anymore.

Nobody knew whether the prophecy could still happen with a RainWing instead of a SkyWing. But from what Clay knew of SkyWings, he was very glad they had Glory

Pretty much nobody guessed that the real mastermind who took him down was Kinkajou. She didn't mind. She said the "Epic Legend of Kinkajou" was a work in progress, and one day when she and Peacemaker were both long gone, the truth would be revealed and then everyone could sing rousing songs about her for the rest of time.

Obedience," Queen Diamond said. "Discipline. Order. Strength. And knowing your place. These are the hallmarks of a true IceWing. Don't you ever forget it again, Arctic.

I like your weird little laugh wrinkles." "I like your weird little way you mispronounce words." "I BEG your pardon. YOU'RE the one who says things all squonkily.