Escaping Peril Quotes

“I WON’T get upset!” Cliff shouted. “I want! to SEE! MOMMY KILL GRANDMA!”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“Oooh,” Peril said, momentarily distracted by the idea of an enchanted piece of cheese.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“That’s right,” she said. “DIE, you little monster plants. May your roots always be thirsty and your seeds all meet a fiery death until you’re extinct forever! I HATE you!”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“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.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“But if she had Clay and Turtle as friends, and then Turtle got himself killed by Queen Scarlet or accidentally set on fire, well, then she’d survive OK, because she’d still have Clay. It occurred to her that this was a rather morbid train of thought to be having about a new friend.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“Scarlet’s Dancing Monkey of Fiery Doom”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“Mommy,” Cliff called. “Mommy, I have to tell you something. Mommy! Grandma is kind of mean.” “I know, sweetheart, don’t worry,” Ruby said.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“But —” she said, her voice swallowed by the hot air in the hushed room. “But I burnded it.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“I don't have an evil plan!" said Peril, panicking. "All my evil is spur of the moment! Turtle, tell them how bad I am at planning.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“Idiotic hopeful former self had hoped for them. Idiotic hopeful former self was very stupid. In”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“Is this what I become without him? I go right back to being a monster? She held out her talons. Wisps of smoke were starting to rise from them again. The firescales aren’t what make me dangerous. Even without them, I was as bad as ever, because I was willing to follow her.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“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.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“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.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“Are you planning to throw a scavenger at Mother?” Ruby asked. “Because I’m sure she’d appreciate a snack before she kills you.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“It was strange to realize that a dragon who couldn't be hurt on the outside could have so many ragged holes on the inside.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“All my life I have desperately wanted an ugly necklace.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“I think they should rename the place Unnecessary Violent Overreaction.” In”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“Peril couldn’t hold back her curiosity. She swooped closer as the SkyWing looked down at the thing in his talons, then turned, shuddering, to show it to Ruby and the others. Sunny began to scream as though her heart was being ripped out of her chest. Clay reached to catch her before she fell out of the sky. The SkyWing was holding the severed head of Queen Glory of the RainWings.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“Ah. That’s infinitely better,” he said. “Nice to finally meet you, Peril. Thank you so much for your help.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“On the other side of the queen, Turtle sat up, all his sleepiness gone. He looked much more worried and much less … puddle-like than usual. Queen”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“She also set fire to a tall cactus because it was giving her a superior look and she felt like it.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“That's right!" she said. "Die, you little monster plants. May your roots always be thirsty, and your seeds meet a fiery death until you're extinct forever! I HATE you."

"Yowch." Turtle said. "You don't ever have mild feelings, do you?”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“STOP SMILING ALREADY THE WORLD IS HORRIBLE GO AWAY.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“What’s a nimposser?” asked another voice.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“For the guard with the scar over her heart: I’ve been watching you. You’re not like the other guards — the bowing, scraping, mindlessly loyal lizards who live for your queen. You have your own thoughts, don’t you? You’re smarter than the average SandWing. And I think I know your secret. Let’s talk about it. Third cell down, the one with two NightWings in it. I’m the one who doesn’t snore. I HAVE NO INTEREST IN DISCUSSING ANYTHING WITH A NIGHTWING PRISONER. WHOSE IDEA WAS IT TO LET YOU HAVE PAPER AND INK? You should be interested. You’re going to need allies for what you’re planning … and when I get out of here, I’m going to be a very useful ally indeed. AMUSING ASSUMPTIONS. MY QUEEN BELIEVES YOU’RE GOING TO BE IN HERE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. True … but she also believes she’s going to be queen for a long, long time … doesn’t she. An interesting silence after my last note. Perhaps it would reassure you to know I set your notes on fire as soon as I’ve read them. You can tell me anything, my new, venomous-tailed friend. Believe me, Night-Wings are exceptionally skilled at keeping secrets. WE ARE NOT FRIENDS. I DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT YOU, OTHER THAN WHAT IT SAYS IN YOUR PRISONER FILE. FIERCETEETH: TRAITOR. KIDNAPPER. RINGLEADER OF ASSASSINATION PLOT. TO BE HELD INDEFINITELY WITH FELLOW TRAITOR STRONGWINGS, ON BEHALF OF THE NIGHTWING QUEEN. OH, YES, CERTAINLY SOUNDS LIKE A DRAGON ANYONE CAN TRUST. She’s not my queen. You can’t be a traitor to someone who shouldn’t be ruling over you in the first place. Which might be a thought you’ve had lately yourself, isn’t it? I know some things about you, even without a file. Saguaro: Prison guard. Schemer. Connected to great secret plans. We’re not so different, you and I. Particularly when it comes to trustworthiness. Just think, if my alleged “assassination plot” had worked, the NightWings would have a different queen right now. Perhaps it would even be me. Well, if at first you don’t succeed … I could tell you my story, if you get me more paper to write on. Or you could stop by one midnight and listen to it instead. But I’ve noticed you don’t like spending too much time in the dungeon. Is it the tip-tap of little scorpion claws scrabbling everywhere? The stench rising from the holes in the floor? The gibbering mad SandWing a few cages down who never shuts up, all night long? (What is her story? Has she really been here since the rule of Queen Oasis?) Or is it that you can too easily picture yourself behind these bars … and you know how close you are to joining us? ALL RIGHT, NIGHTWING, HERE’S A BLANK SCROLL. GO AHEAD AND TRY TO CONVINCE ME THAT YOU’RE A DRAGON WHO EVEN DESERVES TO LIVE, LET ALONE ONE I SHOULD WASTE MY TIME ON. I DO ENJOY BEING AMUSED.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“Excellent,” said Queen Scarlet, flicking her tongue between her teeth. “A thrilling demonstration. Everything I was hoping for. As you say, Queen Burn, so much for that prophecy now, right? Peril, back to your place.” I hope you know how to control your new champion, Mother. Because she’s not just a threat to me. The crowd of dragons surged back, struggling to stay out of Peril’s path, as the dragonet walked slowly back to the little cage of rocks. This dragon could destroy the entire world.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“Remove firescales, add Queen Scarlet loyalty, subtract all memories of Clay.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“Maybe she needed more friends, so that some of them could be expendable.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“The SkyWing was holding the severed head of Queen Glory of the RainWings.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril

“Was it our fault?” Qibli asked immediately. “She must be furious about us escaping with Hailstorm.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Escaping Peril