Top 500 Erin Hunter Quotes (2026 Update)
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301. “What is your name?” Goosefeather called after her. The she-cat carried on walking without looking back. “Mapleshade,” she mewed.”

— Erin Hunter

302. “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.”

— Erin Hunter

303. “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.”

— Erin Hunter

304. “Wherever you are, Cinderpelt,” she mewed out loud, “if you can hear me, I promise that I will never leave our Clan again. I am their medicine cat now, and I will follow in your pawsteps until it’s my turn to walk with StarClan.” Hesitating, she added, “But please, if I ever meant anything to you, come to me when you can and tell me you forgive me.”

— Erin Hunter

305. “Well, yes, Dustpaw, launching an attack and knocking me back across the border is one option. But is it wise to take on a cat twice your size?”

— Erin Hunter

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

— Erin Hunter

307. “You know already that I will kill you one day. Your last breath will be gasped beneath my paws. Your last drop of blood will be spilled on my fur. Stones will break and the sky will fall when we meet in our final battle.”

— Erin Hunter

308. “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?”

— Erin Hunter

309. “StarClan wanted him as much as Bluestar did. Poor Firestar, he scarcely seems able to close his eyes without some farsighted dream filling his mind. But he has handled this burden well, lived up to all of StarClan’s expectations. Maybe it took more than a Clanborn cat to discover Tigerstar’s treachery, or to bring WindClan home after they were driven out by ShadowClan.”

— Erin Hunter

310. “Lionpaw glared over his shoulder at the three cats, wishing he could ignore the stupid truce and rip a piece of fur from each of them.”

— Erin Hunter

311. “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.”

— Erin Hunter

312. “They were as superstitious as owls!”

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

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314. “They huddle in the marshes and woods, hiding like prey from the wind and the sun. We live with our tails touching the sky.”

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315. “I’ll always be your friend, Talltail. But I’m a kittypet and you’re a warrior. You’ll always be a Warrior.”

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316. “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.”

— Erin Hunter

317. “His words are nothing more than mist and sunshine, impossible to hold down.”

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318. “She flinched as Crowfeather’s flank brushed hers, making her fur tingle like the air before a storm.”

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

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320. “As Firestar drew nearer he recognized the cream-and-brown tabby she-cat he had surprised in the scrubland near the Twolegplace.”

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321. “What’s the point of knowing the warrior code if all you do is ignore what it says?”

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322. “Goosefeather appeared from the gorse tunnel and padded straight to his den. He didn’t even stop to ask how Leopardfoot was. Bluefur pressed back the urge to rake his muzzle with her claws. He’s supposed to be the Clan medicine cat, for StarClan’s sake!”

— Erin Hunter

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

— Erin Hunter

324. “Having fun?” Instantly Squirrelpaw’s head whipped around and her green eyes flashed fury at him. “That’s right, have a good laugh, you stupid furball!”

— Erin Hunter

325. “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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326. “Goosekit whimpered and buried his nose under his thick gray tail. The.”

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327. “With this life, I give you courage. You will know how to use it.”

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328. “Cloudberry, how she came from RiverClan after the ThunderClan medicine cat Ravenwing was murdered.”

— Erin Hunter

329. “The she-cat carried on walking without looking back. “Mapleshade,” she mewed.”

— Erin Hunter

330. “Twigpaw glanced at Finpaw. Her heart seemed to skip as he held her gaze. She wondered if he could possibly be as excited as she was at the thought of spending time together.”

— Erin Hunter

331. “I’ve changed my mind. I don’t want to be a squirrel any more. I’d rather be a bird!”

— Erin Hunter

332. “We can not change our densities. We just have to have the coirage to know what they are, and accept them. StarClan is waiting for me. Goodbye, Leafpool.”

— Erin Hunter

333. “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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334. “We need a rest and a meal more than you can imagine,” Firestar meowed. Ravenpaw gazed at his friend’s mud-stained pelt. “Oh, Firestar,” he murmured, “I think I can imagine.”

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

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336. “Kill him!” “Blind him!” “Drive him out of the forest!”

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337. “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!”

— Erin Hunter

338. “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.”

— Erin Hunter

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

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340. “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.”

— Erin Hunter

341. “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.”

— Erin Hunter

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

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

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345. “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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346. “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.”

— Erin Hunter

347. “Jaykit is blind...”

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348. “Tawnypelt pointed out. “I doubt they’d follow us. They must be quite stupid, or they wouldn’t let Twolegs on their backs.”

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349. “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.”

— Erin Hunter

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

— Erin Hunter