Top 300 Tui T. Sutherland Quotes (2026 Update)
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251. “And also because there’s a dragon there who I’m definitely not thinking about and certainly do not think about all the time.”

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

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253. “Blaze yet and I hate waiting.”

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254. “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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255. “She would have pointed out that Sundew had a duty to marry Mandrake and raise superpowered danger-babies to destroy their enemies.”

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256. “Pantala,” she echoed back. The lost continent is real, and it has a name. And it’s my home now. Pantala, here I am.”

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257. “Baby,” Cricket said to the egg. “Small dragon. This would be a VERY SILLY place and time to hatch. Do not do it.” A claw poked straight through the crack and wiggled gleefully at her.”

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258. “She lifted her head, breathing in the wild sea air. This was where she was supposed to be. This was her ocean.”

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259. “Don’t we lose something when everything is done for us?”

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260. “Turtle yelling “AAAH!” and leaping backward as the stick he’d poked her with burst into flames. Peril stretched, yawning. “Well, what did you think was going to happen?”

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261. “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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262. “I learned a few things from Queen Scarlet, who could burn dragons without touching them.”

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263. “Moon, this is Tamarin. Tamarin, Moon is our new best friend. She’s super funny. Moon, can Tamarin touch your face?”

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264. “I’m sorry!” he yelped. “Sorry, sorry, sorry! I missed. Here, let me try again.” She eyed him suspiciously. He looked not so much “deeply repentant,” as “trying to hide his giggles.”

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265. “What?” he roared.”

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266. “Moon gave a furious shake of her head. There was a long pause, and then she yelped, “Disembowel? Did you seriously just say disembowel?” “Who disemboweled who?” Peril asked. “Oh, GROSS, did Arctic disembowel himself? That is much worse than anything that happened in the arena. Oh my goodness, Scarlet would have loved to get a self-disemboweling dragon in her arena. She’s dead, by the way, did we mention that?”

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267. “But this new fear was like termites in her skull, much more constant and present and squirming through all of her thoughts.”

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268. “A secret buried far below May save those brave enough to look.”

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269. “I hatched on an island of smoke and fire, under a volcano that breathed death all day and hid the stars and the three moons at night.”

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270. “Blue sat up, yawning, and looked over Cricket’s shoulder. “Maybe it thinks it’s time to hatch because it’s not in the Nest anymore.” “Oh my stars,” Cricket said. “Is that a thing? A real thing? Can it really tell it’s not in the Nest?”

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271. “It doesn’t work to throw tribes together and just hope they’ll get along, because they won’t – they can’t. Dragons don’t work that way, no matter what tribe they’re from.”

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272. “Excuse me,” Winter objected. “Dragons my age are seasoned warriors where I come from. We guard the queen all the time in the Ice Kingdom.”

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273. “In books, everything had an explanation. She especially liked nonfiction: lots of facts and things had to make sense. If a question came up, eventually you got the answer. Every mystery was solved by the end. Facts fit together. When you wanted something explained, there it was, with no whispering or cold stares or slammed doors.”

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274. “Carnelian unfolded her wings with a majestic scowl and flowed off the rock ledge like a wrathful waterfall.”

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275. “Glacier breathed between spasms of coughing. “There will be no War of IceWing Succession. Do you three understand me?”

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276. “What kind of sigh was that? Peril wondered. Was it an “I wish I were alone with Peril” sigh? Or a “worried about my students” sigh? Knowing Clay, it could also be a “we’re all out of goats and I really wanted one” sigh.”

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277. “Clay cared about his real brothers and sisters, too, although he’d only just met them. He felt instinctively like they were extensions of his own claws and wings. This was the family he’d always wanted.”

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278. “You’re like a monkey,” Swordtail panted, catching up to her when she stopped to wait for them. “I mean – in a good way – like a – very fast – jumps – good jumps – not foodishly – I mean, not in a dinner way – just, so fast.” He wheezed to a stop.”

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279. “It was sort of difficult to rage-fly on the power of hating HiveWings when there were two HiveWings flying right alongside her, being extremely noisy and distracting.”

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280. “Mystery dragon! Hmmm. There’s something different about you. Did you get your claws trimmed?” “Very funny,” she said, baring her teeth at him. “You could have told me you were one of the dragonets,” Deathbringer said. “I’d have asked for your autograph.”

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281. “I’ve been thinking about Clearsight,” he said softly. “She wouldn’t want a war or this life for her descendants or for the other two tribes. But I don’t know how we’re going to help everyone. We’re just four normal little dragons.” “I know,” Cricket agreed. “Well, three normal little dragons and one vengeful warrior dragon with an arsenal of terrifying bugs.” Sundew.”

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282. “My name is Deathbringer.”

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283. “Hmm. I don’t know if that’s a ‘yes’ or a ‘go eat worms,’” Rollan admitted.”

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284. “Katydid isn’t your sister, little snail. She’s your mother.”

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285. “Bring me back a banaaaaaaana!” Mindreader called after him as Mightyclaws darted away.”

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286. “The one that says ‘Queen Wasp’s top secret greenhouse keep out or I will dismember you and then kill you some more’?” Blue asked. “That’s the one,” Sundew said.”

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287. “Wriiiiiiting,” he whined. “That sounds like homework. Nobody said the revolution would involve homework.”

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288. “A tranquil circle of grass surrounded it, strangely peaceful in the chaotic bustle of the market.”

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289. “This frog was going DOWN.”

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290. “I’m at full rage all the time. It can’t get worse.” “All the time?” Blue said wonderingly. “Really? Don’t you get tired?” “Yes,” she growled. “And that makes me furious, too.”

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291. “Their mother glowed like a poisonous orange.”

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292. “You big sap,” he said. “And I can’t even punch you to shut you up.” “You could,” she said. “That would be pretty funny for me.”

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293. “He hummed a line of his song. “We see.”

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294. “Cadelle hurried off toward the ramps that led to the upper levels. She taught history at Jewel Hive University, which Cricket had heard her describe as “a job where I teach my replacements, because what else are they going to do with this information.”

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295. “Good luck,” Nautilus said. “You too,” said Turtle. “I hope you die,” Avalanche said to Peril.”

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296. “The humans had painted themselves as victims, dragons as barbaric monsters.”

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297. “She thought about that for a moment. He liked the way she stopped and thought carefully about the things he said. Most dragons already had their ideas settled in their heads; if they paused to think before responding, it was only about how to explain to you that you were wrong. But Cricket seemed to take in information and questions and hold them up against the things she thought she knew, to see if there was anything new she missed.”

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298. “Until she WINS!” Cliff sang, vaulting into the air.”

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299. “Were you raised under a mountain?”

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300. “Listen,” Cricket said reasonably. “If Queen Wasp could control me, would I be on a Wanted poster? Wouldn’t she just march me into her Hive from inside my brain? And use me to catch these two?” Morpho opened and closed his mouth a few times. “Oh, wow,” Cinnabar said. “You actually shut Morpho up for a moment. You can definitely be in my Chrysalis.”

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