C.J. Milbrandt Quotes

Your name isn't Sniffles?" Ewan pretended to be surprised.

Zane sighed. Jovan and Mother were just the same. “Maybe later” meant no.

Ganix didn't need to make friends. Everyone was a friend!

You know, I don’t think your brother dislikes you as much as you think. After all, he gave up a kingdom to stay with his family.

With a slow wink, he set the book in Tamaqua’s hands. “One of my favorites.

Let your boys test their wings. They may not be eagles, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't soar free.

Nice try, mister, but being cute won't save you.

They were daughters of the sky. Luck belonged to them— never bad, often good, sometimes hard.

Face it, friends. For this journey, roads are optional.

Oh. Sure. It makes perfect sense. Zane is a wolf because his father is an eagle.

Every day, they gave him new reasons to smile, laugh, worry, and wonder.

Nightmares and secrets. Ewan wished he knew what had happened to these girls before he found them.

Zane was pretty sure that worries and bossing were related, like a pair of old aunties.

We'll make the trip a race, and I'll get there first.

Have a little faith in your sons. This journey will be the making of them.

The smaller girl hid her eyes with her hands, and Ewan smiled. Did she think that would make her invisible?

Do you mean that Zane is some kind of bird magnet?

Don’t worry, Miss Brielle. To be honest, the ones with a little bit of crazy have always been my favorite.

Excavating miracles was his calling.

Big changes could come quickly, and he wondered what else might happen to his heart while he wasn't paying attention.

Freydolf worried that the stone might have been [stolen], but he finally found it safe and sound in one of the many drawers that were better for losing things than organizing them.

They say that to live in the Wilds, you have to be half-wild yourself. Or at least very brave. And Zane is both.