Quotes from Tui T. Sutherland

Don't think about Queen Scarlet.

stolen hours a few times a week

the first time in forever.

No one had made fun of his odd talons in years, not since his first month in the wingery.

Well, I thought that would be less embarrassing for everyone than all the things you did say about her," Wren offered.

feeding enormous talking cockroaches and cleaning out monster spider dens would serve her right.

They're coming back. Obsidian and the RainWing guard. We should —" "Hello!" Kinkajou called, waving her wings. "Hi! Over here!

Then a terrifying roar split the air,

But then there will be dragons everywhere," he said. "Today the beach is all ours!" Clearsight gave a little shiver, and although he was trying not to listen, something fluttered through her mind: a whisper, an echo, his own voice shouting, "It's all ours! The whole kingdom is ours!

Winter — I want to go home.

Quite clearly. Also a few where you die tomorrow. Actually the next couple of months are quite perilous for you altogether.

By scaring the daylights out of anyone who tries to mug you?

Like an emerald umbrella over the island,

Good news: Four of your students have gone off to find a dragon who just tried to kill you, in order to find another dragon who has tried to kill you about ninety dozen times. Oh excellent, thanks, Turtle. Now we don't have to worry at all. I mean, we were hoping somebody would take care of the vengeful and deadly Queen Scarlet for us. Preferably a bunch of five-year-olds. Very reassuring indeed.

I can see that." Morrowseer's dark eyes narrowed as Viper, the SandWing, fell into a crevice and the MudWing promptly tripped and landed on top of her. With a hiss, Viper whipped around and bit Ochre's tail, setting off a yowling whine.

Maybe the tiniest flash of me dancing on Wasp's grave?

All right, he said slowly. It's a scroll.

Sundew saw Cricket flinch and Blue gently rest his tail on hers.

For someone who worried about almost everything, Zoe was unexpectedly not concerned about a dragon setting her on fire.

I'm giving you the grand tour,

Which would be unfortunate, both because I quite like you, and because then I might have to wait another thousand years to be rescued.

Tell him Keiko likes running in the woods at night, ripping the heads off of birds, and hypnotizing dopey middle schoolers into doing anything she wants," Zoe said.

I'm tired of fighting … I can't fight any more." Those were his last words.

Hey, did she say something about crushing and eating someone?" Logan shouted at Zoe.