Quotes from Tui T. Sutherland

We can't be anything. We can never, never be what I dream of us being.

Your boyfriend is a psycho, just like I always thought!

As long as they avoided that fight about Clearsight's timeline scrolls, and that other fight about Darkstalker, and, oh dear, all the fights about Listener's crushes on various —

Moon took up so much of his headspace. He caught himself watching her the way he used to watch Cobra, hoping for a glance that would hint she might love him back. He wanted to bring her new scrolls that would make her face light up. He wanted to make her soup when her visions gave her headaches and sing her silly songs to help her stop worrying. He wanted to fly beside her while she saved the world.

He winked, and Clay managed to look embarrassed, alarmed, and confused all at the same time.

Was it our fault?" Qibli asked immediately. "She must be furious about us escaping with Hailstorm.

She didn't raise us to care about her," Tsunami argued. "Kestrel was just keeping us alive, and if that's what she wants, the best thing we can do is run away right now." "I'd like to be something more than alive," Clay said fiercely. "I'd like to be the kind of dragon she doesn't think I am — the kind they write prophecies about. That dragon would rescue her no matter how awful she is.

It's because you're half NightWing.

Remove firescales, add Queen Scarlet loyalty, subtract all memories of Clay.

Maybe she needed more friends, so that some of them could be expendable.

Which one do we want to be queen?" Sunny asked. "We get to pick, right? When we fulfill the prophecy?" "None of them," Starflight said gloomily. "Blaze is about as smart as a concussed sheep, Blister is most likely plotting to become queen of all the tribes somehow, and if Burn wins, she'll probably keep the war going just for fun.

Bite her! Bite all her claws off!

I'm interested in going back to my mother, Moon thought. Can I explore that?

SLEEPING DARTS!" Clay suddenly yelled, making everyone jump.

The SkyWing was holding the severed head of Queen Glory of the RainWings.

Read this scroll, sweep this cave, catch that exact fish, kill that misbehaving prisoner

Tangerines were not quite the epic change Blue wanted to see in the world.

two legs, no wings, and holding something pointy over its head.

Starflight was dreaming, but it wasn't so much a dream as a memory.

For most of her life, Cricket's best friends were books. Books accepted you the way you were and shared all their secrets with you. Books never told you to stop asking questions or accused you of being nosy and annoying. Books never said, "Cricket, you don't need to know that, mind your own business.

her head to study the waves washing over her talons. Small shapes, silver and green and yellow, darted

Oh my gosh, Mom, seriously!" Jewel flapped her wings, the royal stance entirely collapsing. "I am TRYING to be MENACING AND MYSTERIOUS. Could you be quiet for ONE SECOND while I handle this?

This frog was going DOWN.

Everyone stop moving!" he bellowed. "Especially you, chickens! CHICKENS, GIVE UP! WE'RE GOING TO EAT YOU! THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT! STOP RUNNING AWAY RIGHT NOW!" "SQUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWK