Top 300 Tui T. Sutherland Quotes (2026 Update)
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301. “I know,” Kinkajou said proudly. “Never saw me coming! Taken down by a ball of fluff! Who’s insignificant NOW, frogface!”

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

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303. “First I would have tied up all the dragonmancers and stuffed them in a cellar full of rotten potatoes.”

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304. “Blue and Swordtail would have to learn to live with invisible girlfriends.”

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305. “A dragon who understands me, finally. A dragon as deep and dark as I am, who sees my anger and wants to be nearer to it instead of freezing it away.”

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306. “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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307. “Please help me not set the library on fire, Clearsight.”

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308. “Wren could probably take down a Hive all by herself if she had fire and talons. Sky was more likely to bump into a Hive and then apologize to its walls.”

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309. “Wow, you have a very confused and amusing view of this situation,” Peril said. “We’re not your prisoners. You couldn’t take me prisoner even with an army of IceWings. Not even if all of them had arrogant foreheads like yours. There isn’t actually a world in which you need to decide whether to ‘release’ me. I released myself a long time ago, but thanks anyway.”

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310. “Hawker is going to kill me, Blue thought deliriously. When I get to the checkpoint, he’s going to make that very stern frowny face and tut-tut and check his list and grumble about paperwork and then stab me with his spear thingy.”

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311. “I can be a little worried about superstrength,” Winter growled. “And whatever that other one can do.” “Make bananas,” Qibli filled in. “Absolutely terrifying. Run for your life.”

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312. “I wouldn’t leave you, even for a superpower,” Deathbringer said loyally. “I think that is your superpower,” Glory said to him. “Extreme heroic idiocy.”

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313. “How does she speak our language?” Cricket breathed. “Is it magic that we understand her? Is she a magic superpowered dragon like Clearsight? Oh my gosh, can you see the future?” “I can see a future,” Tsunami answered. “One where it takes me the next three years to answer all your questions.” “REALLY?” Cricket gasped.”

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

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

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316. “Books accepted you the way you were and shared all their secrets with you.”

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317. “This frog was going DOWN.”

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

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

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320. “You’ll adjust,” Foeslayer said, rolling her eyes. “It’s a great kingdom; you’ll see.”

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321. “Oh my gosh! A TREE? in the FOREST!?”

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

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323. “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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324. “Qibli had never seen a dragon look more ridiculous. He glanced sideways at Winter, whose expression suggested that his eyes might never recover.”

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325. “I also wouldn’t have eaten that thing this morning that looked like a slug and turned out to be a slug.”

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326. “Were you raised under a mountain?”

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327. “Snowfall could probably have defeated the HiveWings just by staring coldly at them.”

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328. “Turtle and Kinkajou, flying in the sky, Getting all K-I-S-S-Y –.”

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329. “Why aren’t they moving?” Cricket asked. She hesitated at a large tree root, inspected the shadows around it, then gingerly stepped over it. “Stupid question. We obviously don’t know,” Nettle muttered. “Never seen snakes act like this.”

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330. “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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331. “As if sloths were parading out of her ears.”

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332. “That was the source of light in all the lamps in the Hive. Flamesilk.”

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333. “Dad would never work for anyone else; he likes being lord himself too much. And he doesn’t want to fight any more dragons. He’d rather hide from them.”

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334. “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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335. “The tiny human yelled something from Sky’s back, but the wind whipped her itty-bitty voice away.”

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336. “Maybe they have wonderful desert animals for sale!” Wren laughed.”

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337. “No,” Winter said in a bored voice. “He has a dragon-skull tattoo for every dragon he’s ever killed,” said Qibli. “He’s covered in them.” “Sounds a bit obvious.” Winter yawned. “Why not just tattoo ‘I’M TOTALLY MENACING’ on his forehead.”

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

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339. “We should give it an imposing name, too,” he said. “The Inscrutable Bowl of Infinite Stew, or something.” Thorn.”

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340. “Idiotic hopeful former self had hoped for them. Idiotic hopeful former self was very stupid. In.”

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341. “Legend of the Hive.”

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342. “It was Icicle. The memory faded, but the destroyed feeling hung heavily in Moon’s chest. “She killed Crane,” Sora sobbed into Umber’s shoulder. “I saw her. I saw her. She’s the one who killed our sister.”

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343. “Palm reached up to touch the glowing fire opals in her ears. “These? But they were a gift from – ” “I know,” said her sister. “They’re much too expensive for you to afford on your.”

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