To Shape a Dragon's Breath Quotes

“All I've ever tried to do is the right thing. If that's so very different from how things have been done before, then what's done before was wrong.”
― Moniquill Blackgoose, To Shape a Dragon's Breath

“It was red and gold and glorious with the evening sun behind it, like a hillside in autumn. From nose to tail it was twice as long as my canoe, and from wing tip to wing tip three times as long. It had a crown of antlers that must have come to thirty points or more. It stretched its wings, and the sun came through them, showing the scarlet net of its bloodworks. It had a long, sinuous body, like an otter or a fisher. Its neck double-curved like a heron’s. Its mane was bloodred, each spiky feather tipped with black, and it had black markings on its eyes and muzzle and along the rims of its deerlike ears.”
― Moniquill Blackgoose, To Shape a Dragon's Breath

“Natural philosophy is not at all that sort of subject. It is a process for seeking truth, and relies on the asking of questions and the gathering and weighing of evidence to reach a conclusion. My goal, in this first year of instruction, is to put all of you into the philosophic mindset—to encourage you to ask the right sorts of questions. The second thing I wish to impress upon you is that this class is not competitive, but collaborative.”
― Moniquill Blackgoose, To Shape a Dragon's Breath

“it’s my understanding that you lot are rather lax in your timekeeping, and that will not be tolerated at the academy.”
― Moniquill Blackgoose, To Shape a Dragon's Breath

“It was strange how much Kasaqua felt part of me. I could feel what she felt; I knew when she was curious, or startled, or frightened. I knew when she was hungry or tired. I knew when she liked or disliked something. I felt these things as naturally as my own feelings, knew them the same way I’d known her name.”
― Moniquill Blackgoose, To Shape a Dragon's Breath