Top 300 Tui T. Sutherland Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “The claws of war are no match for the wings of wisdom.”

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2. “There’s no difference between justice and revenge.”

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3. “It was strange to realize that a dragon who couldn’t be hurt on the outside could have so many ragged holes on the inside.”

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4. “You said, ‘Hey, sparkling teeth, I totally love three of your claws but not the others, and I wish your nose was a herring so I could eat it, and also your wings sound like sharks snoring.”

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5. “Act smart, stay alive, stick together but don’t be an idiot – those are our basic rules.”

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6. “No, way. There is a tree? In a forest?”

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7. “What is with you and faces?” Qibli said. “You should try threatening someone’s elbows or ankles once in a while, just for a change of pace.”

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8. “For most of her life, Cricket’s best friends were books. Books accepted you the way you were and shared all their secrets with you. Books never told you to stop asking questions or accused you of being nosy and annoying. Books never said, “Cricket, you don’t need to know that, mind your own business.”

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9. “Be strong, be vigilant, strike first. And trust nobody.”

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10. “You’re not nothing.”

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11. “Oooh,” Peril said, momentarily distracted by the idea of an enchanted piece of cheese.”

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12. “Hiding was not her normal approach to problems. Why hide, when you can just set your problem on fire?”

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13. “That’s right,” she said. “DIE, you little monster plants. May your roots always be thirsty and your seeds all meet a fiery death until you’re extinct forever! I HATE you!”

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14. “The NightWings are going to set their heads on fire,” Qibli agreed. “No, wait. They’re going to set the closest IceWing’s head on fire. Winter, I hope your skull is as thick as it looks.”

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15. “Snudoo!” Bumblebee cheered. She lifted her little talons up and did a very good impression of something cute. Something more like a tamarin and definitely not like a HiveWing.”

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16. “Forget the stupid prophecy. This is the destiny I was supposed to have.”

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17. “Beware the darkness of dragons, Beware the stalker of dreams, Beware the talons of power and fire, Beware one who is not what she seems. Something is coming to shake the earth, Something is coming to scorch the ground. Jade Mountain will fall beneath thunder and ice Unless the lost city of night can be found.”

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18. “Terribly undignified,” Qibli said in a haughty voice, tipping his snout at the racing dragons. “We would never allow such higgledy-piggledy shenanigans in the Ice Kingdom.” “Was that supposed to be me?” Winter asked him. “Terribly unimpressive, if so. I haven’t once said ‘higgledy-piggledy’ in my entire life. We would never allow such linguistic imprecision in the Ice Kingdom.” Qibli barked a delighted laugh and did a loop in the air.”

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19. “We don’t share IceWing secrets with mere RainWings, haughty sniff.”

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20. “Ha ha, imagine Winter singing! I wonder if he can scowl and sing and look darkly handsome and mortally offended all at the same time. Probably.”

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21. “Try a RainWing. They’re always asleep.”

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22. “Want me to drop a mango on her?” Sundew offered. “You have a MANGO?” Swordtail asked indignantly. “No, you acorn. It’s a metaphorical mango.” “I don’t see how metaphorical mangoes are going to do us any good,” Swordtail muttered.”

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23. “I like the one where we melt everyone’s eyeballs on our way out the door,” Glory said. “With magical death spit,” Sunny said, then buried her head in Clay’s wings to hide her giggles as Glory glared at her. “Three.”

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24. “Glory had her tail curled around her talons and was holding her wings in close as wave after wave of odd colors spread through her scales. Deathbringer put one wing around her, gently, and she let him.”

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25. “I’m Qibli, and that’s Moon and Kinkajou. Guys, this is Riptide and Serious.”

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26. “Winter disliked it intensely when Qibli made clever observations like that, and it happened about forty times a day.”

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27. “The mountains only eat IceWings,” Qibli explained with a straight face.”

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28. “Sundew tugged the scarf a little higher up Bumblebee’s neck. “Our turn, little bug. Stay very still and do NOT distract me, understand?” “Ooobeegoo,” Bumblebee said sternly. She patted Sundew’s face. “Do NOBBY splamflamp.” “I wasn’t planning on being splamflamp,” Sundew retorted, “whatever that is.”

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29. “Scarlet’s Dancing Monkey of Fiery Doom.”

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30. “There’s a tree,” Starflight said, jumping to his feet. “In the forest.” “No way,” Glory said. “A tree in the forest?”

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31. “The big bad assassin terrified of itty-bitty scavengers.”

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32. “If you have too much of a plan, it’ll show up in Darkstalker’s view of the future,” Anemone observed. “See, so it’s actually better to wing it,” said Qibli. “Ha ha, dragon pun, wing it. I’m hilarious.” He did a little flip in the air.”

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33. “Nowadays we only lose a few dragons a year to the carnivorous plants.” “The what now?” Swordtail said, his voice rising an octave. “CARNIVOROUS WHATS?”

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34. “Frog-faced blobs of camel spit?”

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35. “Pompous worm-faced snob-head camel turd.”

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36. “Who would say no to their secret dream come true? Why would I ever say no? Say yes to the magic. Say yes to the bright future. Say yes. Qibli looked up into Darkstalker’s eyes and said, “No.”

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37. “All right,” Glory interrupted. “As strangely adorable as you two are, I need you to either go away and discover your twin souls somewhere else, or focus on battle planning with me.”

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38. “Bumblebee when I named her! I’d like to see you come up with a better name at that age!” “Wordibird,” Bumblebee said sleepily from her sling, and Cricket laughed again.”

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39. “All my life I have desperately wanted an ugly necklace.”

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40. “Then I think I turn your nose into a sausage and escape back into the sea.”

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41. “What’s a nimposser?” asked another voice.”

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42. “His sister glittered with coils of gemstones, long twisted ropes of pearls and opals and sapphires circling her torso and ankles. Indigo’s only adornment was a necklace woven from dark purple seaweed, which Fathom had made for her last week. He liked it because the color matched her eyes. He liked her because.”

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43. “Frog-faced blobs of camel spit?” Sunny suggested.”

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44. “You’re the one taking all the romance out of this,” he said. “It’s supposed to go, ‘that was so brave, how you stood up for your sister like that!’ ‘Oh, that, what, no, it’s what any dragon would do.’ ‘No, no – you’re special. I can tell.’ ‘Not as special as you. There’s a magic about you I’ve never found in any other dragon!’ ‘Why – why do I feel as though I’ve known you forever?’ ‘Because you have... and you will.’ Fireworks! True love and happiness for the rest of our lives!”

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45. “Maybe she needed more friends, so that some of them could be expendable.”

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46. “That sounds super dangerous! Touch me not – or you will DIE!”

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47. “But – ” she said, her voice swallowed by the hot air in the hushed room. “But I burnded it.”

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48. “She started awake from a dream in which their cave had collapsed and was slowly crushing her to death, and discovered that Clay had rolled over on top of her in the middle of the night.”

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49. “IceWing!” he yelped, flailing over backward. Tsunami leaped to her feet, teeth bared. “Look out! It’s – oh.” Starflight took a deep breath as Glory’s scales shifted back to brown and gray. “Glory! Why would you do that to me?” “Because it’s hilarious,” she.”

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50. “The SkyWing was holding the severed head of Queen Glory of the RainWings.”

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