Moonrise Quotes
"Stormfur opened his jaws to drink in the air and catch the scent of prey. Instead, his senses were flooded by a strong reek of badger."
"StarClan has seen our meeting. Pleased they are, and help they will give in dark days coming."
"Much is to be read everywhere. In stars, in running water, in the flash of light on waves. The whole world speaks, if ears are open to listen."
"We’ll need all our strength for what lies ahead."
"My belly is growling louder than a monster on the Thunderpath!"
"The past is another land, and we cannot live there."
"You should be more careful. Do you think you’re a Clan leader, with nine lives to throw away?"
"I’m sorry, StarClan. I know it wasn’t my mission, but I tried so hard. Please look after our Clans."
"You don’t fish by jumping in the river," she pointed out.
"What would Leopardstar say if she knew?"
"We’re both medicine cats, so Clan boundaries don’t matter for us like they do for other cats."
"There’s nothing wrong in RiverClan, so why should we care?"
"This could be our chance to make RiverClan great. If the other Clans are weak, we could rule over the whole forest."
"Have you forgotten what happened to Tigerstar? He failed, and now he’s just a name to frighten kits with."
"Our mother told us enough about him, after all. He broke the warrior code, and he deserved to fail. I shall know better."
"I can’t get Feathertail and Stormfur out of my head. I wish I knew where they’ve gone."
"I feel that they’re all safe," she ventured, "and that they’ll come back to us."
"We should be trying to help one another. Why don’t we all share the fish in the river? There are still plenty of those."
"His paws worked against the ground, tearing up the grass with his claws."
"To truly be a medicine cat lies in a cat’s heart, and all its five senses. You must be braver than warriors, wiser than a Clan leader, humbler than the tiniest kit, more willing to learn than any apprentice."
"They must be cold, with no Clan to shelter them each night."
"Are you going to ask them nicely not to steal our food? Do you think they’ll take any notice?"
"The warrior code is what makes us what we are. If cats can break it when they feel like it, where does that leave us?"
"The roar of the Twoleg monsters thundered in the distance."
"We need to go back to the forest, and defend it like warriors should."
"No cat is going to stop me from leaving."
"I have received a sign from the Tribe of Endless Hunting. It is time for a Telling."
"When the Tribe of Endless Hunting calls, we come to listen."
"We thank you for your mercy in saving us at last from Sharptooth."
"Do not fear. This is the will of the Tribe of Endless Hunting."
"I want to be your friend, Stormfur, if you will let me."
"The whole Clan will starve, and it will be your fault."
"StarClan does not control the wind or the rain, do they?"
"No, she’s right." Leafpaw couldn’t believe how tired her father sounded. "Cloudtail has always had a paw in the Twoleg world. But I thought he was loyal to his Clan now."
"Of course he is. You’re not being fair to him." Cinderpelt’s voice was sharp. "It’s been a long time since Cloudtail ate kittypet food. He was young and stupid then."
"And why they left Whitepaw behind," Thornclaw meowed. "She’s their only kit."
"Unless they fell in the river, Leafpaw thought, not daring to put words to the idea."
"I always do." Mousefur hurried off with the two younger warriors behind her.
"No," Cinderpelt replied. "Nothing at all."
"StarClan will be with them wherever they are," Cinderpelt murmured comfortingly, pressing her nose into Whitepaw’s fur.
"I want to be excused from training," she begged, her eyes burning with the intensity of her plea. "I want to look for Cloudtail and Brightheart."
"Sometimes I think the Twolegs won’t stop until we’re all dead," Leafpaw mewed softly.
"I wish it had been me," Stormfur growled.
"Please tell me what I should do—and tell me who you are."
"She’ll be fine." His voice cracked. "She’s got to be. She . . . she has a prophecy to fulfil."
"You have come through great trials and proved your courage and faith, time and again. You have obeyed StarClan in everything, and we are well pleased with you."
"What next?" Firestar meowed, lifting his head to the grey morning sky. "StarClan, what trouble will you send to ThunderClan now?"