Quotes from Tui T. Sutherland

I also wouldn't have eaten that thing this morning that looked like a slug and turned out to be a slug.

You are such a failure at being eerie! I'll have you know I won 'most mesmerizing fireball' at the Elflympiad! He would have followed me if you hadn't been so annoying! Now he'll never drown in a creepy swamp!

That went well. He probably should have predicted that Winter would be a stubborn donkey for no reason.

But this will never happen again, he vowed. If I ever find someone else to care about, I will not let my mission come first. I will break any order. I'll endanger my own tribe if I have to. I will make up for this somehow. Someday.

Aha," Rollan said. "I knew that boll weevil in my soup last night looked suspicious.

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. "Especially one that will melt the moment I put it on," Peril said. "Thank you soooooo much! Best dad ever." "This is the kind of parenting fun you've missed out on,

She was surprised at how warm and happy she felt to be back with her friends again. This was how she'd expected to feel among the SeaWings — like she was coming home. So why don't I?

and a hero at first, but they didn't know

If you don't, you'll be just another guard I have to kill on my way out. — Fierceteeth

YES I SAID LIGHTNING! COWER BEFORE ME, BORING NORMAL DRAGONS!

But you're still better company than the pigeons. All they want to talk about is nest design and who to poop on.

Where had he heard that before?

Would animus magic work on something bigger than a fox?

The rules: Nobody mentions the abyss. Nobody goes near the abyss. Everyone pretends the abyss does not exist anymore. Everyone acts like they hear absolutely zero whispers and feel zero weirdness coming from the creepy big dark hole.)

I'mjustsayingshe'dbeallright," he mumbled, subsiding. Blister looked mildly disgusted.

No, but it won't let you touch it," Zoe said. "They're fast. And just so you know, right now it is trying very, very hard to hypnotize you.

Who cares about all that ancient history?

They are prisoners. But perhaps that is about to change.

trailed after them and Starflight reluctantly brought up the rear. He glanced back once and saw Fatespeaker huddled into her wings, a small drenched shape beside the vast bulk of Morrowseer. He hoped his friends would welcome her as the new NightWing when he was gone. I'm about to die, he thought, and I never got to tell Sunny I love her. I'm going to die without saving the world, without stopping the war … without ever doing one brave thing in my life.

Swordtail growled softly. "Dragons as decoration.

I guess Scarlet found that out the hard way.

kind of awesome knowing I have something everyone needs. I could give it away to anyone, anytime I want." "Or," Swordtail observed, "you could set your enemies on fire anytime you want." Sundew pointed one claw at Swordtail. "You," she said, "are growing on me.

What's wrong with you?" Kinkajou blurted. "You look terrible." "Could be worse," Icicle snarled. "I could look like you.

WHOSE IDEA WAS IT TO LET YOU HAVE PAPER AND INK?