Ezra Squall/Quotes

This page lists quotes from **Ezra Squall**. Please add to the contents of this page, but only quotes said directly *by* this character, not quotes *related* to the character. This means dialogue between characters is not allowed.

## *Nevermoor*

"*.*Imagine *how it must feel to be so beloved. So respected and* needed*.*"
―As Mr. Jones[src]

"*...I can assure you my employer's offer still stands. Mr Squall was most disappointed to lose you as an apprentice. Most Disappointed.*"
―As Mr. Jones understating his frustration at losing Morrigan to Jupiter North[src]

"*I have been coming here for many years, and I don't believe I've ever seen her wear the same dress twice.*"
―As Mr. Jones (about the Deucalion)[src]

"*Shadows are shadows, Miss Crow. They want to be dark.*"
―As Mr. Jones[src]

"*Go on. Show me how clever you are.*"
―to Morrigan[src]

"*I am a liar. Yes. But not always, and certainly not this time.*"
―on being called a liar by Morrigan[src]

"*They [The Hunt of Smoke and Shadow] failed the first time, of course, allowing that abominable ginger to spirit you away in his ridiculous mechanical spider. But I knew they wouldn't fail again*"
―As Ezra Squall showing his frustration at losing Morrigan to Jupiter North. (He could have said 'arachnipod' and 'Jupiter North')[src]

"*You've no idea what agony it is to be there, right there in my city—*my *city, my beloved Nevermoor—and unable to* do anything*. Unable to use my talents, to affect the things around me...even to touch anything.*"
―about using the Gossamer Line[src]

"*You should have accepted my offer, but the truth is I don't need you to. You have already apprenticed yourself to me, simply by living past your eleventh birthday.*"
―Ezra Squall to Morrigan[src]
"*Wrong. I don't try to kill people, I simply kill them*"
―Ezra Squall to Morrigan Crow when she accused him of trying to kill her[src]
"*There is black ice at the heart of you.*"
―Ezra Squall to Morrigan Crow[src]
## *Wundersmith*

"*The Museum of Stolen Moments is* much *more than [a Spectacle]. It ought to have been declared a Phenomenon, or at least a Singularity.*"
―Squall's opinion on the museum's Wundrous Acts classification[src]

"*You can’t be worse than old Owain Binks. Every time he summoned Wunder people came running because they thought someone was being murdered.*"
―Getting one last taunt at his childhood rival Owain Binks[src]

"*That feeling. That fire in your heart, that spark of anger and fear . . . the flickering, burning anger inside—THAT is inferno.*"
―Squall telling Morrigan she's experiencing inferno.[src]

"*You are not a* mouse*, Morrigan Crow. You are a* dragon*.*"
―Ezra Squall[src]

"*I should remind you that this isn't one of the Society's silly little tests, Miss Crow. This is real life. If you fail, there will be real consequences.*"
―Squall to Morrigan[src]

"*Never fear, I promise to take care of our dear friend Henry.*"
―Squall, after Mildmay's treachery is revealed[src]
## *Hollowpox*

"*Do you think I would make something I couldn't unmake?*"
―Ezra Squall[src]

"*I'm afraid all I see is a sad little bird with clipped wings who cannot even comprehend the cage she's in.*"
―Ezra Squall to Morrigan Crow[src]

"*What a comforting affirmation that must be.*"
―Squall replying to Morrigan saying she isn't afraid of him[src]
"*Because I could, And because I had to. Because I am a Wundersmith, and that is what we do. We say yes. We do the ghastly things that are asked of us by people in power, and we do the good things, and we take none of the credit and all of the blame. It’s what we do.*"
―Ezra snarled, flinging his arms outwards in frustration.[src]
"*I've never lied to you, Miss Crow . . . I have never lied... to* you*.*"
―Ezra Squall[src]

"*Tonight,* you *need to be the brightest beacon in Nevermoor. A lightning rod.*"
―Squall to Morrigan[src]

"*Don't go getting ideas about* summoning *me. This won't work every time, you know . . . Because I was expecting it.*"
―Morrigan calling Squall to finish the job[src]

*See also: Wundersmith/Quotes*