Runaway Quotes

“Naturally,” Snowflake said. “Who wouldn’t want to marry a prince and watch her daughters fight to the death for the throne?” “Well,” said Fox. “True love. Right?” “Indeed,” said Snowflake. “True love.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Runaway

“I mean, really, universe … what’s the worst that could happen?”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Runaway

“Snow, endless snow, snow as far as the edge of the universe, snow forever; snow in her nose and between her claws and melting into her scales and sticking to her talons and weighing down her wings; snow on the rooftops, burying the palace, covering the world; snow everywhere, always falling, always underfoot, always sneaking through the windows and under the blankets and WHY WAS THERE SO MUCH MOON-SPLATTING SNOW?”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Runaway

“Um, I can predict your weather a year in advance. It’s going to … wait for it … oh, this is pretty shocking … it’s going to SNOW! And then a couple of days later … you’re not going to believe it … snow again! And then, wait, this one’s a bit tricky … hang on to your tails, everyone … it looks like we’re in for about three hundred and sixty-five more days of … great moons! MORE SNOW!”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Runaway

“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.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Runaway

“You think you know everything about me and Arctic, Mother. You think we’re already falling apart and you’re so pleased with yourself. You can’t wait to say I told you so to me every day for the rest of my life. But I love Arctic. I do, and that’s real. I’m going to make this marriage work. I’m going to make him keep loving me, and I’m not going to let him get away with acting like a jerk. I’m going to hang on to his soul. I’m going to make him happy. We are going to be happy. Maybe this isn’t exactly the fate either of us expected. But it’s ours now. Me and Arctic. Together against the world. Forever.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Runaway

“Snow speckled the black dragon’s wings and shoulders. Small chunks of ice were caught between her claws, and she shook her talons to knock them loose before stepping into the tunnel.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Runaway

“How am I supposed to look at his SMUG PRETENTIOUS FACE every single day for the rest of my life?”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Runaway

“her.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Runaway

“Ice-blue diamonds cascaded from her ears and around her neck and all along her tail band, but none of them glittered as sharply or as dangerously as her eyes.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Runaway

“Arctic snatched the last bright green drink from a passing tray and stared into it gloomily.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Runaway

“She was white with a scattering of gray-blue scales that looked like rippling shadows across her wings, and she moved like a confident predator.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Runaway

“ability to come up with witty rejoinders whenever someone insulted her.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Runaway

“like the way visiting merchant RainWings or MudWings were sequestered from the NightWings instead of being invited to their parties and festivals.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Runaway

“ground with his talons. Winter and Peril were still hovering in”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Runaway

“visiting merchant RainWings or MudWings were sequestered from the NightWings instead of being invited to their parties and festivals.”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Runaway

“How am I going to last even a month without stabbing my claws through his superior eyeballs?”
― Tui T. Sutherland, Runaway