Quotes from Tui T. Sutherland

Dazzling, Grandeur, Exquisite," Glory muttered, adding those to the list of things she'd memorized in the last day. "And the last one? Let me guess — Splendiferous? Astonishing? Too Beautiful for Dragon Eyes to Bear?" "That's Fruit Bat," said Kinkajou.

I have to see Glory right now," he said to Tsunami. "The NightWings are planning to attack tonight." She gasped, and the trees around her all gasped at the same time. Tsunami turned to frown at the apparently empty branches. "I told you all you could go back to the village," she said. "I don't need a bodyguard. I can take care of myself." Nobody answered. Tsunami sighed.

being a good dragon is about the choices you make no matter where you are or who raised you or how.

What kind of sigh was that? Peril wondered. Was it an "I wish I were alone with Peril" sigh? Or a "worried about my students" sigh? Knowing Clay, it could also be a "we're all out of goats and I really wanted one" sigh.

Are you planning to throw a scavenger at Mother?" Ruby asked. "Because I'm sure she'd appreciate a snack before she kills you.

I think they should rename the place Unnecessary Violent Overreaction." In

I like the one where we melt everyone's eyeballs on our way out the door," Glory said. "With magical death spit," Sunny said, then buried her head in Clay's wings to hide her giggles as Glory glared at her. "Three

You're the one taking all the romance out of this," he said. "It's supposed to go, 'that was so brave, how you stood up for your sister like that!' 'Oh, that, what, no, it's what any dragon would do.' 'No, no - you're special. I can tell.' 'Not as special as you. There's a magic about you I've never found in any other dragon!' 'Why - why do I feel as though I've known you forever?' 'Because you have...and you will.' Fireworks! True love and happiness for the rest of our lives!

Tsunami was drilling RainWings in evasive maneuvers, although apparently what that actually meant was a lot of yelling things like "Pay attention!" and "Leave that toucan alone!" and "Why are you pink? Stop being pink!" and "THREE MOONS, ARE YOU EATING AGAIN?

We'll find the dragon who set that bomb, and then I will tear off his wings and hang him from the eastern peak of Jade Mountain.

Um," Starflight said as a horrifying thought struck him. "There's no chance this volcano is about to erupt, is there?

Thorn gripped her claws tighter. "Sunny. You're my daughter.

You know I don't like giving speeches," Glory said, "so I'll just say this. We're going to save our fellow RainWings, and we're going to make this rainforest safe, and we're going to do it like real RainWings. And by the three moons, try not to talk or sneeze or fall asleep in the tunnel on the way there, all right?

Idiotic hopeful former self had hoped for them. Idiotic hopeful former self was very stupid. In

That's kind of the point of being stealthy. And if he doesn't catch you, then you're not doing anything wrong, are you?" That sounded true. That sounded very true!

Centuries later, as the dragon planet spun through space, a comet passed by, close enough to shine like a fourth moon in Pyrrhia's sky. Close enough to change the tides and shake the continents. As earthquakes rumbled through the ground, long-buried rocks shifted that had been in place for thousands of years. Deep underground, in the darkness, copper wires snapped. And a dragon awoke …

Be strong, be vigilant, strike first. And trust nobody.

I don't have an evil plan!" said Peril, panicking. "All my evil is spur of the moment! Turtle, tell them how bad I am at planning.

Battlewinner spat out a shard of ice that sizzled into steam when it hit the lava. "You never wanted to be queen," she rasped. "You're a pathetic heir." "I know I am," Greatness said. "Being queen is awful.

If you have too much of a plan, it'll show up in Darkstalker's view of the future," Anemone observed. "See, so it's actually better to wing it," said Qibli. "Ha ha, dragon pun, wing it. I'm hilarious." He did a little flip in the air.

She's frightened of me. Mother would be so proud. He turned away, skewering a fish on one of his claws. I guess I did threaten to slice off her face.

All my life I have desperately wanted an ugly necklace.

I've never met an IceWing," Clay said, edging back a step. "I've never met much of anyone, really. I mean, I guess I read that you were all the color of ice, but I didn't realize ice came in so many colors. Like, you know, blue. Very surprising. It's cool, though. Oh, ha ha, no pun intended.

Startled, he blinked at her. King and queen? But he couldn't — she wasn't — well, she wasn't Sunny. And he'd been in love with one dragon his whole life.