Top 300 Tui T. Sutherland Quotes (2024 Update)
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201. “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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202. “Ta-daaaaa!” Bumblebee declared, working two of her wings free and flinging them out to either side.”

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

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

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

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

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

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209. “This is ssssssssssssssssssoooooooo interesting, isn’t it?”

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

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211. “Most of them were ruining the effect by peering at the spears with mystified expressions, or holding them upside down.”

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212. “Let’s go bother Clearsight!”

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213. “No!” Kinkajou cried. “We’re eating together! You haven’t even finished your hairy smelly carcass thing! Sit!”

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214. “His intense joy – so much to read! Surely everything he could wish for had to be in here, all the answers to all his questions – warred with deep, paralyzing anxiety. How would he ever learn all this?”

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215. “Starflight and Moon didn’t kill Hailstorm!” Winter shouted. “Queen Scarlet did!”

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216. “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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217. “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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218. “Tangerines were not quite the epic change Blue wanted to see in the world.”

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

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

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

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

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

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225. “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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226. “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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227. “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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228. “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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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. “Glory muttered, staring over Winter’s shoulder at the corpse. Clouds.”

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231. “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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232. “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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233. “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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234. “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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235. “Not another boring diplomatic meeting.”

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236. “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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237. “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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238. “It’s time to prove that you really do belong in this prophecy.”

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

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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. “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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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. “Scarlet’s gladiator fetish.”

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248. “Kestrel of the SkyWings?” Cirrus said. “Big, red, grumpy-looking?” “You’ve just described fifty percent of all SkyWings,” said the MudWing sitting on top of Turtle. “The other half is big, orange, and grumpy-looking.”

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249. “They should just find the dragon who did it and give them a slow, horrible death. Perhaps by making them listen to Starflight talk for the next hundred years.”

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250. “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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