Top 500 Erin Hunter Quotes (2024 Update)
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301. “One of the apprentices whispered loudly, “I’m not surprised he wants to hide in a Twoleg nest – once a kittypet, always a kittypet.” Fireheart bristled. He hadn’t heard that insult for several moons. But the story that a kittypet had joined a Clan must have made rich gossip at any Gathering. Of course WindClan would know. He whipped around and glared at the apprentice. “You’ve spent two moons living in a Twoleg tunnel. Does that make you a rat?”

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302. “His voice ached with a loneliness that contradicted his words. Sandstorm.”

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303. “Too late,” Whitestorm breathed. “I go to hunt with StarClan.” “You can’t – the Clan needs you! I need you!”

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304. “Hollyleaf sprang on him, twisted his head to one side, sank her teeth into his fur and skin, telling herself over and over: This is the only way! Ashfur dropped to his belly and Hollyleaf jumped back as he rolled into the stream. She washed the blood from her paws, letting the cold water chill her legs, her flanks, all the way to her heart.”

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305. “I could run farther than a hare! I could fight the fiercest fox that ever lived... I could climb the highest mountain faster than an eagle could fly.”

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306. “Graystripe’s gone?” Firestar whispered. He sat down, drawing his tail around him. Leafpaw’s legs trembled. Her father had never seemed so far away, so far beyond her reach to comfort him.”

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307. “And Willowkit.” Crookedstar stroked the smoky black kit. “I want her to have your name.”

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308. “You will know when the time comes,” Cloudstar replied. Could you be any more vague? Firestar thought irritably.”

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309. “The life that she had known was over; if she couldn’t be a warrior, then she would dedicate every beat of her heart to avenging the deaths of her kits.”

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310. “He might have wished us good luck,” Graystripe complained. “He probably thinks we don’t need it,” joked Fireheart as they crossed the clearing toward Yellowfang’s den.”

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311. “A murmur passed through the Clan, and Bluefur wondered if he’d overheard the elders talking about inviting Goosefeather to give up his duties and join them beneath the fallen tree. The old medicine cat was standing with his fur on end and his eyes mad, glaring at nothing. It seemed like it might be a kindness to set him free from his responsibilities and let his denmate take over.”

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312. “Sandstorm pressed her flank to Firestar’s. “Bluestar was right. Fire did save the Clan.” “And now there are four Clans again,” Graystripe added. “Just as there should be.”

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313. “I love you too much for that,” she mewed. “For my sake, go.”

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314. “Not much bigger than a newborn kit, with a black-and-white pelt that glowed in the half-light, the cat trotted up to Tigerclaw and craned its neck to look up at him. “I am Badgerfang!” he squeaked. Tigerclaw snorted. “Are you sure? You’re the smallest warrior I’ve ever seen!”

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315. “Which cat would give her a seventh life? She scanned the ranks and purred when she saw that Mosskit was padding forward, her tiny paws sending up sparks of starlight where they touched the ground. She had to rear up on her hind paws to touch Bluefur’s head. “With this life I give you trust. Believe in your Clan and in yourself. Never doubt that you know the right path to take.”

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316. “Tigerclaw flicked his tail. “How who were?”

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317. “With this life I give you compassion,” Pinestar murmured. “Judge as much with your heart as with your mind.”

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318. “Fire will save the Clan... you never understood, did you? Not even when I gave you your apprentice name, Firepaw. And I doubted it myself, when fire raged through our camp. Yet I see the truth now. Fireheart, you are the fire who will save ThunderClan. You will be a great leader. One of the greatest the forest has ever known. You will have the warmth of fire to protect your Clan and the fierceness of fire to defend it. You will be Firestar, the light of ThunderClan.” – Bluestar.”

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319. “I’m going to be really scared,” he muttered. “I don’t like badgers. Stormpaw is the meanest cat in ThunderClan!”

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320. “You’ve killed me.” The apprentice gasped mockingly, and rolled feebly onto his back.”

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321. “Stormfur stopped short when he noticed a glow of admiration in Feathertail’s eyes. Surely his sister couldn’t be interested in Crowpaw? All he ever did was argue and push himself forward as if he were already a warrior. A cat from another Clan – and an apprentice at that! – had no right to start padding after Feathertail. And whatever did Feathertail see in him? Didn’t she know the problems this sort of thing could cause – hadn’t she learned that from their own parents? Then.”

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322. “Can nothing change what is about to happen.”

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323. “Die, ShadowClan trespasser!” “Get off, you great lump!” Jayfeather protested, though there was laughter in his voice. Squirrelflight whipped around. “Honestly! How old are you both?”

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324. “Does that mean you are going to talk with Tallstar?” Fireheart asked bravely. His leader’s tail lashed again. “I will talk,” she meowed. “But if there is no agreement, then we will fight.”

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325. “Before I tell you about your father,” Fireheart began, “I want you to remember that ThunderClan is proud of you. You’ll both make fine warriors. What I’m going to say now won’t make any difference to that.”

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326. “Will you be my deputy, Squirrelflight? There is no cat I trust more. Everything you do is for the best of reasons. I understand that now.”

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327. “It’s never going to be the same,” he muttered despondently. “Next newleaf, you’ll see,” Fireheart replied, trying to cheer him up. He hoped Graystripe was only referring to the damage caused by the fire, and not a sense that he could never recover his old place within the Clan. “Everything will grow back stronger than before.”

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328. “Darkness, air, water, and sky will come together...”

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329. “You’re going to find Tigerstar. Against that fiend, every cat is helpless.”

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330. “Whitestorm was experienced, wise and brave. When Firestar had been made deputy, he had shown not a scrap of resentment that a lesser cat might have felt. He had supported him from the beginning, and he was the cat Firestar naturally turned to when he needed advice.”

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331. “Spirits of cats who have gone before,” Moony mewed, “I am sorry I am the only cat left of what was once a noble Clan. I will try to preserve the way of the warrior until my last breath. But I fear that when I die it will die with me, and the memory of SkyClan will be lost forever.”

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332. “The forest stretched away before him. Beneath his paws he could feel the crisp crackle of newly fallen leaves. Silverpelt glittered in the sky like morning dew scattered on black fur.”

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333. “By the time the kits were ready to be apprenticed, the truth about who their father really was would be unable to shake the loyalty of their woodland Clanmates. Even Oakstar would understand, once he valued the kits for themselves rather than any legacy they might carry. And once RiverClan gets to know them, those cats will feel the same!”

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334. “But why tell me?” Fireheart repeated. “Perhaps after so long I want a cat to know the truth,” meowed Bluestar with a slight frown. “I think you of all cats might understand, Fireheart. Sometimes there are no right choices.”

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335. “There is a darkness coming that not even Starclan can prevent. And when it comes, we will be helpless to protect the Clans. Helpless even to protect ourselves.”

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336. “Having much makes us greedy.”

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337. “A half-moon later, Frostkit and Brindlekit were born.”

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338. “Poor Cinderpaw’ll think she’s being stalked by toadstools,” Lionpaw mewed.”

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339. “I feel like a bird!” he cried. The words were hardly out of his mouth before he felt his paws slipping. For a heart-stopping moment he thought the wind would bowl him over to plummet down to the rocks below. The landscape whirled sickeningly around him. Then teeth fastened in his scruff and yanked him back to safety. He looked up to see Crowfeather. “Thanks,” he gasped. “Just remember you’re not a bird,” the WindClan cat growled.”

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340. “As they entered the camp, Lionpaw raced to meet them. “Wow!” He stared at Bluepaw’s bloodied ear. “Does it hurt?” “A little,” Bluepaw lied. It stung like fury.”

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341. “I don’t remember much about my life,” he confessed. “I vaguely remember that I wasn’t the nicest cat. Well, if I had been, I wouldn’t have ended up here, would I? When I was alive, I know I cared a lot about power. But what does that power mean now?” He shrugged. “Nothing. When you spend forever slinking through a dark and dying forest, alone, you realize how little power you ever had.”

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342. “Come on,“he meowed to Greystripe.“Let’s go home.”

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343. “He took comfort from the warmth of her fur as he let sleep claim him at last.”

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344. “I think your hearing has become as poor as your eyesight!” snapped Smallear impatiently.”

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345. “SPOTTEDLEAF – beautiful dark tortoiseshell she-cat with a distinctive dappled coat.”

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346. “Fireheart froze. He wanted to protest, but could find no words. The rest of the Clan was just as silent, except for Yellowfang, who muttered, “He’s mad.”

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347. “Gray Wing noticed a nick in the kittypet’s ear and felt a flicker of satisfaction.”

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348. “Squirrelpaw’s eyes widened, though she looked more impressed than frightened.”

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349. “But Jaypaw seemed to be guided by invisible paws, as though he walked in a secret world she could never be part of. They.”

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350. “Blade’s jaw dropped.”

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