Quotes from Tui T. Sutherland

Mommy. Mommy. Mommy, you know how Daffodil has a pet rabbit? Do you think I could have a pet dragon?" "NO, Ivy.

Obedience to your elders: the most important thing a young NightWing had to learn.

Um, I can predict your weather a year in advance. It's going to … wait for it … oh, this is pretty shocking … it's going to SNOW! And then a couple of days later … you're not going to believe it … snow again! And then, wait, this one's a bit tricky … hang on to your tails, everyone … it looks like we're in for about three hundred and sixty-five more days of … great moons! MORE SNOW!

Moon climbed up beside Qibli and twined her tail around his. He could feel her heartbeat through her scales as they leaned into each other, watching the battle overhead.

First place. ME. WHAT.

By all the shining moons, your brain is driving me crazy. Here, you keep this, use it on me whenever you want, and STOP WORRYING SO MUCH.

And then Winter pushed him inside and doors began slamming shut all around them, as the SandWings locked themselves in and waited to be buried alive.

Winter slouched handsomely against the cave wall, wearing one of his most heroic scowls.

By the moons, you make me nervously," Riptide said.

Ha," Starflight said. "Let's take a few back for Tsunami.

Instead of trying to impress other dragons with opulence, they do it with mystery.

AM GOING TO BITE THAT DRAGON'S HEAD OFF AND STUFF HIM IN A VOLCANO,

Exceptionally not thrilled is Scratch," the dragon pointed out. "Gorgeous and lovely the fearsome teeth as is.

Shield your thoughts? Silence the voices? By all the moons, why has nobody trained you to step outside your visions?

Winter stood up and went over to join them. He glanced over at his brother as he did and saw him standing under a tree with round orange fruit, banging his head on the trunk. Winter sighed.

Maybe you should shut your trap," Sundew suggested. "BurrMRRBRRGRR,

Dose MY CASHOOOS," Bumblebee announced grumpily. "Snudoo in BIG TRUBUBBLE.

Was that a prophecy?" Sunny said hopefully. "Did you see us changing the world? Like, five eggs to hatch on brightest night, five dragons born to teach history and art and get everyone to calm down and be nice to each other?" Moon laughed. "When the school has lasted twenty years, the tribes will be at peace?

Snow, endless snow, snow as far as the edge of the universe, snow forever; snow in her nose and between her claws and melting into her scales and sticking to her talons and weighing down her wings; snow on the rooftops, burying the palace, covering the world; snow everywhere, always falling, always underfoot, always sneaking through the windows and under the blankets and WHY WAS THERE SO MUCH MOON-SPLATTING SNOW?

a dark cave listening to Webs drone on about the ancient past? This is history, happening right now. We're in the middle of it, or we should be.

are so honored to have Queen Glacier's nephew in our forest," she said. "I sincerely apologize for the outrageous behavior of my brain-dead bodyguard.

If you do that, she can ride on my back," Tsunami suggested. She missed having the little SandWing come lean against her trustingly.

Did RainWings actually have opinions?

Only a few dragonets remained, including Snowfall and Hailstorm, who were both staring at the rankings as if they could reshape them with the sheer force of their eyeballs.