The Hidden Kingdom Quotes

“I really think I'd be better at, like, advanced napping techniques.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“Scrolls,” Jambu said. “Um. Those are . . . ?” Starflight looked as if someone had just asked him whether breathing was really necessary.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“How did you know they were there?" Glory asked. "Oh wait, I forgot, NightWings are all-knowing, all-seeing and all-brilliant, right?"
"Don't forget al-wonderful and all-brilliant.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“IceWing!” he yelped, flailing over backward. Tsunami leaped to her feet, teeth bared. “Look out! It’s — oh.” Starflight took a deep breath as Glory’s scales shifted back to brown and gray. “Glory! Why would you do that to me?” “Because it’s hilarious,” she”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“You’re nonagoshabibble,” Squid said. “Squid, be polite,”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“Dazzling, Grandeur, Exquisite,” Glory muttered, adding those to the list of things she’d memorized in the last day. “And the last one? Let me guess — Splendiferous? Astonishing? Too Beautiful for Dragon Eyes to Bear?” “That’s Fruit Bat,” said Kinkajou.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“I volunteer,” Clay said. “I’m a world champion at sitting on my friends.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“WELL THEN FINE, she would just keep her visions to herself. Until she had another great one, anyway.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“That’s what I’d like to know,” she said.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“off my”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“Wait,” Glory jumped in. “What do you”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“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.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“Greetings, Queen of the RainWings!” Starflight said grandly. He swept his wings out and bowed low.
“Ooooo,” the queen said again.
“We have come to you despite great peril, in a time of crisis, to throw ourselves upon your merciful —”
“We need your help,” Tsunami said.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“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”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“Forget the stupid prophecy. This is the destiny I was supposed to have.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“Besides, Queen Battlewinner doesn’t like to have her orders questioned,” the fourth dragon spoke”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“Maybe RainWings are more evolved than the rest of us,” Sunny said. “Maybe all dragons should try to be more like them. They’re happy, aren’t they?”
True, Glory thought. But maybe I could have been happy as Queen Scarlet’s prisoner, as long as I got to lie in the sun and eat pineapple all day. And then where would my friends be?
“I don’t think it’s enough to just be happy,” Glory said slowly. “I think you have to care about something, too. Like other dragons who need you, for instance. And you still have to be ready to fight, just in case some creepy ‘less evolved’ dragons decide to invade your territory and kidnap a bunch of you.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“Queen Magnificent, I challenge you for the throne of the RainWings.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“I’m having ANOTHER VISION,”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“eyes. She felt the changes shimmer across her scales. The hardest part was the extra horns IceWings had around their heads. She concentrated on making her ruff look like it was made of icicles and hoped that would do. She also couldn’t make her claws ridged like IceWing claws, and her tail wasn’t as whip-thin at the end as an IceWing’s would be. Maybe this is a bad idea. Maybe there’s no way I’ll get away with it. But it was still pretty dark out . . . and she really, really wanted to know what a NightWing was doing out here. Well, she thought ruefully, if he figures me out, I guess I’ll just kill him. Somehow it didn’t sound as funny as she’d hoped. She leaped into the air and flew back to the spot where she’d seen the strange dragon. For a moment she was afraid she’d lost him, before she realized that he was lying down, his black scales half-hidden in the long shadows. Confidence, she told herself. It’s all about attitude. “Hey!” she barked, landing with a thump beside him. “Who are you, and what are you doing in our territory?” The NightWing leaped up in surprise and stared at her. He was a lot younger and smaller than Morrowseer, wiry and graceful in his movements even when he was startled. The silver scales sparkling under his wings caught the morning light like trapped stars. “Great moons. Where did you come from?” he asked. He looked up at the sky with a puzzled expression. “Where do you think?” she said. “And I’m asking the questions here. What are you doing in the Ice Kingdom?” “Technically this isn’t the Ice Kingdom yet,” he said. “Or didn’t you know that?” It isn’t? she thought. The map she’d memorized didn’t exactly have borders drawn on it, not that those would have helped her out here anyway.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“doorway. Glory wasn’t quite sure how she knew this was not an ordinary hole in a rock.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“As if sloths were parading out of her ears.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“My name is Deathbringer.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“I’m awake,” Clay muttered. He buried his head under his talons. “I’m just waiting until Glory and Tsunami stop fighting. I was dreaming about sheep and buffalo and bears. They were all on the table in front of me and I had to decide which to eat first. Oh, and they all smelled like melons. That part was kind of weird.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“What was surprising, though, was discovering what Starflight got up to when he was bored. “Hey,”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“know the only things that live there are birds and lazy RainWings.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“What was surprising, though, was discovering what Starflight got up to when he was bored.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“Maybe we should destroy it,” Sunny said unexpectedly. They all turned to look at her.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“He’s cute. Cuter than this one.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom

“was almost a relief to be distracted by a NightWing assassin landing on top of the rock pile beside them.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, The Hidden Kingdom