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“Great,” Glory said. “How about a trail of cow parts, too? And a map of where we’re going? Or perhaps we could set this part of the forest on fire, just to make sure everyone knows how to find us. Would you like me to spell out ‘DRAGONETS WUZ HERE’ in giant rocks?”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Lost Heir

“Isn’t this exciting? I’m so excited I can hardly STAND IT. That’s why I’m this color, by the way. I have been trying all morning to turn myself something more dignified and I can’t do it; my scales are all like, YAY WE’RE REALLY HERE! and will not listen to me.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Moon Rising

“The NightWings are going to set their heads on fire,” Qibli agreed. “No, wait. They’re going to set the closest IceWing’s head on fire. Winter, I hope your skull is as thick as it looks.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Winter Turning

“Pompous worm-faced snob-head camel turd.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Brightest Night

“Glory had her tail curled around her talons and was holding her wings in close as wave after wave of odd colors spread through her scales. Deathbringer put one wing around her, gently, and she let him.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Brightest Night

“Wait,” Glory jumped in. “What do you”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“It doesn’t mean anything, this twisting feeling in my chest.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Winter Turning

“It’s because you’re half NightWing.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Brightest Night

“Was it our fault?” Qibli asked immediately. “She must be furious about us escaping with Hailstorm.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“Ow!” he yelped, but he didn’t fight her off as she twined her tail with his and wrapped her wings around him.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Dragonet Prophecy

“Idiotic hopeful former self had hoped for them. Idiotic hopeful former self was very stupid. In”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“blue. True? False? What’s the coolest thing”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Dark Secret

“I think they should rename the place Unnecessary Violent Overreaction.” In”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“Darkstalker?”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Moon Rising

“On the other side of the queen, Turtle sat up, all his sleepiness gone. He looked much more worried and much less … puddle-like than usual. Queen”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“Moon, can Tamarin touch your face?”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Moon Rising

“disliked it intensely when Qibli made clever observations like that, and it happened about forty times a day.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Prisoners

“A SLUG IN BED WILL LOSE HIS HEAD! ARISE, PATHETIC ONE! TLALOC HAS RETURNED TO BEAT YOUR POWERS INTO YOU!”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Shadow Falling

“LOOK TO THE SKIES! THEY ARE FULL OF DISGUSTING SUNSHINE! LET US GO FORTH AND TRAIN ANEW TO BRING THE WRATH OF THE CLOUDS DOWN AMONG US!
-- Tlaloc”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Shadow Falling

“The gibbering mad SandWing a few cages down who never shuts up, all night long? (What is her story? Has she really been here since the rule of Queen Oasis?)”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Prisoners

“Otherwise he’ll always be worrying about what she thinks of him. It’s her eyes on him that make him so afraid of his magic. He’d be much happier and less worried without her around. As would I, frankly. I don’t particularly like dragons who point sharp things at me.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Darkstalker

“(Mother was doing that dragon thing of assuming her special perfect egg had a female dragonet inside. WRONG.)”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Prisoners

“The last cage in the hallway contained a NightWing. This was where Flame stopped and rapped on the bars with one claw. Not just any NightWing: Deathbringer.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Dark Secret

“Queen Glory,” he grumbled, and Starflight recognized Strongwings, his father’s burly lab assistant.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Dark Secret

“That’s what I’d like to know,” she said.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“He realized that his claws were shaking as he moved into position. He knew he could do what he needed to … but he wasn’t as certain about escaping afterward. If I get caught, my life is over. And then what happens to Quickstrike? He couldn’t think about her in this moment. He had to focus on the mission, as she would have ordered. But is this the right thing to do? Would she approve? Would she tell me to be stealthier? There was no way to know; he was the only one here who could make this decision. And they were coming out of the tent now. He had to do this now.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Assassin

“It was a little unsettling how quiet the skies were. Clay”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Brightest Night

“Excellent,” said Queen Scarlet, flicking her tongue between her teeth. “A thrilling demonstration. Everything I was hoping for. As you say, Queen Burn, so much for that prophecy now, right? Peril, back to your place.” I hope you know how to control your new champion, Mother. Because she’s not just a threat to me. The crowd of dragons surged back, struggling to stay out of Peril’s path, as the dragonet walked slowly back to the little cage of rocks. This dragon could destroy the entire world.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“bad news”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Dark Secret

“Mountain was being watched by too many”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Winter Turning