Aria

“Cricket wanted the world to feel more like a book: Here is a question, so here is an answer. Here are the mysteries of the universe; now here is everything you want to know about them.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hive Queen

“I’m not agreeable at all. You’d be like, ‘fetch me a narwhal!’ and I’d be all, ‘urrrgggh, whyyyyy, narwhals are heaaaaavy and I’m reeeeeeeading,’ and you’d say, ‘but I want one! right now!’ and I’d say, ‘then go GET one, bossytail,’ and you’d bellow, ‘I AM YOUR QUEEN!’ and I’d be like, ‘yes, but this book is at a really exciting part though,’ and theeeeen you’d probably have me executed. I’d be so irritating!”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Dangerous Gift

“Greetings, Queen of the RainWings!” Starflight said grandly. He swept his wings out and bowed low.
“Ooooo,” the queen said again.
“We have come to you despite great peril, in a time of crisis, to throw ourselves upon your merciful —”
“We need your help,” Tsunami said.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“Is your job thinking?” Snowfall shouted, making him jump. “ARE YOU AN EXPERT THINKER? Did we accidentally assign you to scouting because we missed your GIANT AMAZING BRAIN and all the AMAZING THINKS it could have shared with us?! DOES IT SEEM LIKELY THAT YOUR THINKING WOULD INTEREST ME?”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Dangerous Gift