Jayfeather Quotes

“Three young cats with starlight in their eyes and the whisper of ancient wind in their fur."

-Rock, Cats of the Clans”
― Erin Hunter

“It's coming, a battle between Starclan and The Dark Forest and every warrior will be called upon to fight.”
― Erin Hunter

“The time for lies and secrets is over," she meowed. "The truth must come out. Starclan was wrong not to tell you who you were a long time ago.”
― Erin Hunter

“Oh, and welcome to the Three.”
― Erin Hunter, The Fourth Apprentice

“This will not be the end of the Clans. As long as I have breath in body, the Clans will be safe.”
― Erin Hunter, The Forgotten Warrior

“Tree: I'm Tree.
Jayfeather: You're the six-toed cat.
Alderheart: How did you guess?
Jayfeather: Why else would Leafpool make so much drama of bringing us out?”
― Erin Hunter, Darkest Night

“I'll always be here if you need me. I may not share your faith, but I will always help you fight for what you believe in.”
― Erin Hunter, The Last Hope

“A true warrior's heart needs no rules! It can do no evil!”
― Erin Hunter, Fading Echoes

“As she led them out onto the mud, Dovepaw glanced back to see Thornclaw pull a long stick out from under the roots of an elder bush at the edge of the bank. Before he could carry it off, Jayfeather erupted from the undergrowth, a bundle of herbs in his jaws.
"Hey, that's mine!" he protested, spitting leaves everywhere. "Put it back!"
"Are you mouse-brained?" Thornclaw mumbled around the stick. "I need it. It's only a stick."
"It's my stick." Dovepaw was startled to see how worked up Jayfeather was, his eyes blazing and neck fur bristling, as if he was facing an enemy. "If you don't bring it back to me in one piece, I'll... I'll..."
"Okay, I'll bring back your stupid stick," Thornclaw snarled. "Keep your fur on."
He raced back across the mud with the stick in his jaws. Dovepaw and Ivypaw followed more slowly behind their mentors. Dovepaw was trying to lift each paw as soon as it touched the scorching ground. Her pads would be shriveled by the time she reached the water.
"Do you think the heat is getting to Jayfeather?" Ivypaw whispered. "Thornclaw's right. It's only a stick."
Dovepaw shrugged. "Maybe it's medicine cat stuff."
"Yes, but what happens to us if our medicine cat gets bees in his brains?”
― Erin Hunter, The Fourth Apprentice

“Thornclaw: Stemkit and Plumkit prefer to hang around the medicine den.
Leafpool: I expect Jayfeather isn't too pleased.
Thornclaw: No, but Alderheart says he enjoys having something to complain about.
A twinge of homesickness jabbed Twigpaw's heart. Jayfeather used to complain about her.”
― Erin Hunter, Darkest Night

“How must it have felt for Jayfeather to discover that she wasn't his mother? She'd lied to him since birth. Leafpool had too. Was that why he was so sharp with his Clanmates? Had bitterness hollowed out his heart? And yet she knew there was warmth there. His harshness was like snow in leaf-bare, hiding buds that would blossom when greenleaf returned. I have to live! She had so much still to share with him. "I'm sorry we deceived you," she whispered, wondering if there was any way he might hear. He is a medicine cat, after all. "It was wrong of us. But I hope one day you will let go of the hurt we caused you." She swished his tail along his spine, hope sparking in her chest as she saw his pelt smooth a little.”
― Erin Hunter, Squirrelflight's Hope

“So much is the same... You can't stay here. You know that, don't you?" - Rock
"Why not?" - Jayfeather
"You are too powerful to be lost in the past.”
― Erin Hunter, Sign of the Moon