Russian Folktale Quotes

“He spoke!" Ivan said, eyes wide. "The dog talked! Oh my god."
"An ancient witch you can believe in, but not a talking dragon that looks like a dog?" Chudo-Yudo said, sounding slightly piqued. "Hmph. Young people today have such limited imaginations.”
― Deborah Blake, Wickedly Magical

“Not very smart," Chudo-Yudo growled. "Stalking a Baba Yaga." He showed a set of sharp white teeth. "Maybe he has a death wish. I could help with that You want me to eat him?”
― Deborah Blake, Wickedly Magical

“I don’t feel like a traveler now,” Vasya admitted, low, to Morozko .

“Neither do travelers, often enough,” the frost-demon returned.”
― Katherine Arden, The Girl in the Tower

“The more one knows,
the sooner one grows old.”
― Katherine Arden, The Girl in the Tower