Top 300 Tui T. Sutherland Quotes (2024 Update)
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201. “Jump in the river’ was Tsunami’s solution for everything. Bored? Aching bones? Dry scales? Brain overstuffed with the history of the war? ‘Jump in the river!”

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202. “Handsome had perfectly imitated the noises she’d been hearing from the big-beaked birds. If that was another RainWing talent, it was one she’d never even thought of trying before.”

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203. “Ta-daaaaa!” Bumblebee declared, working two of her wings free and flinging them out to either side.”

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204. “Cricket snuck a sideways peek at the guards. The one who’d looked over must have seen.”

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205. “Maybe there would be no queen on the throne beside him.”

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206. “Jambu shrugged apologetically. “I’m not sure what you’re talking about,” he said. Starflight had to sit down and fold his wings over his head for a minute. Glory.”

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207. “I thought you brought me here on our first trip.”

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208. “SQUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWK!”

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209. “Oh, good,” said Tsunami. “School-wide panic. We haven’t had any of that in at least two days.”

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210. “Queen Glory,” he grumbled, and Starflight recognized Strongwings, his father’s burly lab assistant.”

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211. “Otherwise he’ll always be worrying about what she thinks of him. It’s her eyes on him that make him so afraid of his magic. He’d be much happier and less worried without her around. As would I, frankly. I don’t particularly like dragons who point sharp things at me.”

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212. “Let’s go bother Clearsight!”

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213. “Naturally,” Snowflake said. “Who wouldn’t want to marry a prince and watch her daughters fight to the death for the throne?” “Well,” said Fox. “True love. Right?” “Indeed,” said Snowflake. “True love.”

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214. “Winter, I believe that you’re one of the best, bravest, truest dragons in Pyrrhia. I’ll never be your enemy, no matter what you say. But go ahead and leave, if that’s what you want.” It.”

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215. “There was a brief, terrifying moment as his midsection got stuck. Would he drown down here? Would the prophecy be ruined because of an extra cow?”

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216. “Tangerines were not quite the epic change Blue wanted to see in the world.”

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217. “Not thinking sounded pretty appealing right now.”

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218. “That’s kind of the point of being stealthy. And if he doesn’t catch you, then you’re not doing anything wrong, are you?” That sounded true. That sounded very true!”

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219. “What did I say about staying put?”

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220. “Fighting over power, Peril thought. Like every dragon ever. But it’s not their power, it’s Darkstalker’s, and they want to use it, the same way Scarlet used mine.”

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221. “I can think of is I distract him and you try.”

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222. “Maybe we should destroy it,” Sunny said unexpectedly. They all turned to look at her.”

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223. “She knew Kinkajou would have other best friends. Possibly six more by the end of lunchtime.”

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224. “But friends didn’t wipe other friends’ memories.”

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225. “Glory muttered, staring over Winter’s shoulder at the corpse. Clouds.”

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226. “The Park?” Gus asked skeptically, following him out of Kali’s building and across the empty street. “The place with the homicidal poodle pack and creepy hanging goddess?”

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227. “She had a really odd expression on her face, as if the agony of the prophecy vision had suddenly popped and meerkats had come cartwheeling out of the cracked mountain instead of death.”

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228. “And then, more softly, but chiming from somewhere inside both of them: I wonder what she thinks of me.”

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229. “That’s your secret,” Moon breathed. She had an expression like someone who’d just managed to finally alphabetize a million scrolls exactly right. “An animus.”

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230. “Snowfall?” Lynx said after a moment. “Are you – did I break you?” She reached out and tapped lightly on Snowfall’s forehead.”

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231. “So what’s the best way to punish a SeaWing?” Vermilion swooped over the crowd, trying to look as if he was perfectly comfortable in the air instead of on the sands where he usually did his announcing. “Chop off his head!” “Stuff grass in his gills!” “Drown him!”

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232. “Not another boring diplomatic meeting.”

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233. “The light, the light, the light wanted him out, wanted to run its talons over his wings, drip through his scales, fill him with silver power. He wanted that power, too, all of it, all of it.”

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234. “Oooom-yum?” Bumblebee inquired, reaching for it. “Eeee?” “No,” Cricket said. “GROSS, Bumblebee!” “GWOSE!” Bumblebee cried, waking up an anaconda as thick as Sundew’s tail in the next tree over.”

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235. “Battlewinner spat out a shard of ice that sizzled into steam when it hit the lava. “You never wanted to be queen,” she rasped. “You’re a pathetic heir.” “I know I am,” Greatness said. “Being queen is awful.”

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236. “Oh, I’m not allowed to take art classes anymore,” Cricket said with a kind of carelessness he was pretty sure she was faking. “You can proooooobably guess why.” “Good heavens, Cricket,” he said, putting on the voice she’d used several times already. “No one has ever used that many colors on one piece of paper before. Look at this mess. Why can’t you just draw a normal blue blueberry like every other dragon?”

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237. “She put one talon over Winter’s.”

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238. “She’s a RainWing,” he hissed. “She’d laugh at me just as much as any of her tribe, if she’d met me before I found my power.”

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239. “And if you are even considering setting me free while keeping him trapped, I will roast your talons one claw at a time.”

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240. “I miss my moms,” Blue said softly.”

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241. “Two dragons? Killed them? Are you sure? How incredibly careless; we haven’t picked up any RainWings with that little control yet.” “It wasn’t careless. It was on purpose,” Starflight said, annoyed on Glory’s behalf.”

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242. “I know exactly who to kill. A freezing shiver rattled down Moon’s spine. Sora.”

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243. “You’re right,” she said. “All my life I have desperately wanted an ugly necklace.” “Hey,” Chameleon protested, as Queen Scarlet gave a shout of laughter.”

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244. “Right, Tsunami thought. “Soft” is definitely how I’d describe Shark.”

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245. “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.”

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246. “Blaze yet and I hate waiting.”

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247. “It’s time to prove that you really do belong in this prophecy.”

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248. “Every future that spirals out of every choice you and every other dragon make for the rest of your life? Can’t you hear yourself? It’s impossible, dearest. That way lies madness.”

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249. “Sure enough, a few moments later, an enormous blue-green SeaWing emerged from the water, shaking her wings vigorously. She was powerfully built, as big as Morrowseer, with broad shoulders and gleaming teeth and a healing burn scar on her neck, and she had a trident longer than Deathbringer strapped to her back. Holy mother of lava, Deathbringer thought. I’m supposed to kill THAT?”

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250. “Scarlet’s gladiator fetish.”

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