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“We will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles.”
― Thomas A. Edison

“Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all.”
― Emily Dickinson

“A spark can become a flame, a flame a fire.”
― Kathryn Lasky, Lone Wolf

“You must not think of time as a quantity, a period, a measure. Look at the sky," Gwynneth said. "The moon has now slipped away to another night, into another world. It was not the time it was here that you remember, Faolan, but rather the luminescence of the air, the blue shadows cast by the trees in its light. It was not the length of the time but the quality of the moon's light that you felt and remember." Gwynneth paused. "It is the value, the quality that lives on.”
― Kathryn Lasky, Lone Wolf

“No" was most definitely Faolan's favorite word. "No" and "More milk.”
― Kathryn Lasky, Lone Wolf

“I have jumped for a tree, jumped for a raven, jumped for a cougar. I shall jump for the sun!”
― Kathryn Lasky, Lone Wolf

“Cycling, cycling forever
bear, wolf, caribou.
When had it all started, where will it end?
We are all part of one, from such simple beginnings and yet all so different.
Yet one.
One and again.”
― Kathryn Lasky, Lone Wolf

“Freedom is not something that anybody can be given. Freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be. — James Baldwin”
― Kathryn Lasky, Wild Blood

“How about we play without special abilities?” she suggested. “That’ll make it fair for everyone.”

Fitz shrugged. “I’m up for the challenge if you are.”

“Lame. I vote for The Unstoppable Team Keefe! Or Team Foster-Keefe if you’re one of those egomaniacs who needs your name in there. I can share some credit.”
― Shannon Messenger, Exile

“He was quiet for a few seconds, and Sophie thought he was going to ignore her. But then he leaned closer-close enough that she could feel his breath on her cheek. " I crack a lot of jokes, Sophie, but ....that's just because it's easier, you know? It's how I deal. But that doesn't mean I don't care. I do, a lot.”
― Shannon Messenger, Exile

“They pulled apart when Keefe shouted, "YOU GUYS HAVE TO SEE THIS!"
They ran to the main room and found Keefe standing under the skylight, holding up Mr. Snuggles like it was a baby lion about to be made king. The sparkly red dragon twinkled almost as much as Keefe's eyes as he said, "I went in to check on our boy and found him cuddling with THIS!"
"Isn't that the same dragon Fitz brought to your house that one time?" Dex asked Sophie.
"WHAT?" Keefe shouted. "YOU KNEW AND YOU DIDN'T TELL ME?!"
"Mr. Snuggles wasn't my secret to share," Sophie said.
"IT'S NAME IS MR. SNUGGLES?! That is... I can't even..." Keefe ran back to Fitz's room shouting, "ARE YOU MISSING YOUR SNUGGLE BUDDY?!"
"Fitz is going to die of embarrassment, you know that, right?" Biana asked.”
― Shannon Messenger, Neverseen

“And I'm the only one with a plan," Fitz reminded them.
"Hey- I've got plans," Keefe argued.
"Plans that don't involve tormenting Dame Alina," Fitz clarified.
"But those are always the best plans!”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“Because our family doesn't decide who we are. WE decide who we are. Believe me, it drives my parents crazy. And sometimes, that's the only thought that gets me through the day.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“I would rather be punished for making the right decision than live with the guilt of making the wrong one for the rest of my life.”
― Shannon Messenger, Keeper of the Lost Cities

“He was quiet for a few seconds, and Sophie thought he was going to ignore her. But then he leaned closer-close enough that she could feel his breath on her cheek. " I crack a lot of jokes ,Sophie , but ....that's just because it's easier, you know? It's how I deal. But that doesn't mean I don't care. I do, a lot.”
― Shannon Messenger, Exile

“Sparkles also make everything better. Well, except alicorn poop."
"I don't know. I think sparkly poop is way better than regular poop."
"That's because you've never fallen into a pile of it.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“You'd be surprised at how powerful hope can be.”
― Shannon Messenger, Exile

“Fitz's door was closed, so she knocked before going in.
"I told you, Mr. Snuggles's visiting hours are over," he called through the door.
"What about your visiting hours?" she asked.
"Oh! I thought you were Keefe."
Sophie opened the door. "I get that a lot.”
― Shannon Messenger, Neverseen

“Hey, all the cool kids are sleeping with stuffed animals these days.”
― Shannon Messenger, Lodestar

“Parents: Perfecting ways to humiliate their children since the dawn of time.”
― Shannon Messenger, Let the Sky Fall

“Aura of doom?" Keefe asked, a smirk curling his lips. "Sounds like my kind of party.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“Ugh, they’ve been at it all day,” Fitz grumbled. “It’s been hours of ‘Look—I’m invisible. Now I’m not! Now I am!’” Biana rolled her eyes as she reappeared. “Like you were any less annoying with your ‘I can tell you what you’re thinking right now! And now! And now!”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

“Team Foster-Keefe will always be cooler.”
― Shannon Messenger, Neverseen

“A school isn’t a school until Sophie tries to destroy it.”
― Shannon Messenger, Lodestar

“Am I supposed to help Frodo destroy the ring and save Middle Earth? Or do I have to make toys in the North Pole?”
― Shannon Messenger, Keeper of the Lost Cities

“Infinite possibilities. And none of them matter.
What matters is here and now.”
― Shannon Messenger, Let the Sky Fall

“It was a dangerous world for a sparkly flying horse.”
― Shannon Messenger, Exile

“Sophie flung a pillow at his head.

Or, she tried to.

Throwing with her left arm was much harder than she expect, and...

She ended up nailing Magnate Leto in the face.

Keefe doubled over, clutching his sides and gasping between choking laughs: “THAT...WAS...THE...GREATEST...THING...IVE...EVER...SEEN!”
― Shannon Messenger, Flashback

“You may be the biggest news to hit the academy since The Great Gulon Incident three years ago—which, by the way, I had nothing to do with.
-Keeper of the Lost Cities”
― Shannon Messenger

“Why else would you spend so much time helping Miss Fosters causes?”

“Uh... you’ve seen how cute she is, right?” Keefe asked.”
― Shannon Messenger, Flashback