The Burning Quotes

“Did Soren agree to be part of a system to protect Skench and Spoorn and the others?" Barren, the other Snowy monarch, asked in her soft voice.

He did indeed, madam," Ezylryb replied. "Soren is a much-misunderstood owl these days. Believe me, Soren will do whatever is required in this invasion.”
― Kathryn Lasky, The Burning

“At the edge of the avalanche
At the glacier’s icy rim
Grows the flower of the snowfields
Trembling in the wintry wind.

It dares to live in edges
Where naught else would ever grow.
So fragile, so unlikely
An owl slices through this blow.

She dares the katabats
Her gizzard madly quivers,
But for her dearest of friends
She vows she shall deliver.

Like the lily of the avalanche
The glacier’s icy rose
Like a flower of the wind
The bright fierceness in her glows.

The bravest are the small
The weakest are the strong
The most fearful find the courage
To battle what is wrong.”
― Kathryn Lasky, The Burning

“Set your wings upon the sea wind
Set your eyes upon the stream
Feel the billow of the updraft
And believe in your dream

Know the mercy of these waters
Know the safety of the sky
Hear the voices in the distance
And believe - they will not lie.”
― Kathryn Lasky, The Burning

“I am a Guardian of Ga’Hoole. From this night on I dedicate my life to the protection of owlkind. I shall not swerve in my duty. I shall support my brother and sister Guardians in times of battle and in times of peace. I am the eyes in the night, the silence within the wind. I am the talons through the fire, the shield that guards the innocent. I shall seek to wear no crown, nor win any glory. And all these things I do swear upon my honor as a Guardian of Ga’Hoole until my days on this earth cease to be. This be my vow. This be my life. By Glaux, I do swear.”
― Kathryn Lasky, The Burning