--- title: "5 Teen Quotes By Richard Due" description: "5 Teen quotes by Richard Due. Plus more from Richard Due and more Teen sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ec/richard-due-33547_action_i-must-warn-you-my-story-isn-t-a-pretty_1021822.jpg" --- > [“I must warn you, my story isn’t a pretty one: abductions, time-traveling dragons, the Order of the Black Fez, highly verbal cats,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-due/i-must-warn-you-my-story-isn-t-a-pretty-one-abductions-time-traveling/) [Richard Due](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-due/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ec/richard-due-33547_action_i-must-warn-you-my-story-isn-t-a-pretty_1021822.jpg) > [“Never mess with the Fez.” —Heather Peaceout, Black Fez, Second Order”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-due/never-mess-with-the-fez-heather-peaceout-black-fez-second-order/) [Richard Due](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-due/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a51/richard-due-33547_action_never-mess-with-the-fez-heather-peaceout_1571865.jpg) > [“You’d be surprised what an eleven-year-old can get away with.” —Tuppence”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-due/you-d-be-surprised-what-an-eleven-year-old-can-get-away-with-tuppence/) [Richard Due](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-due/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6e/richard-due-33547_action_you-d-be-surprised-what-an-eleven-year-o_2138649.jpg) > [“Just a cat! Just a cat! I am the stealer of breaths, the walker of shadows, the keeper of nine lives.” —the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-due/just-a-cat-just-a-cat-i-am-the-stealer-of-breaths-the-walker-of/) [Richard Due](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-due/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e6/richard-due-33547_action_just-a-cat-just-a-cat-i-am-the-stealer-o_2576087.jpg) > [“Do not stare directly into his eyes!” she warned, in an accent I couldn’t place. “Why not?” I said, but she was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-due/do-not-stare-directly-into-his-eyes-she-warned-in-an-accent-i-couldn/) [Richard Due](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-due/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d17/richard-due-33547_action_do-not-stare-directly-into-his-eyes-she_2892220.jpg) ## Other authors on Teen - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-christina-lauren-976.jpg) Christina Lauren 13 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teen/christina-lauren/) - [Priya Ardis 9 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teen/priya-ardis/) - [Elaine Welteroth 9 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teen/elaine-welteroth/) - [Christie Cote 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teen/christie-cote/) - [Julia Barkey 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teen/julia-barkey/) - [Arden Cho 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teen/arden-cho/) ## More by Richard Due > [“I was asked the age old question today: why are you an author? I suppose there are lots of answers to this question that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-due/i-was-asked-the-age-old-question-today-why-are-you-an-author-i/) [Richard Due](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-due/) > [“Odd names: Winter, Autumn—they almost sound as if someone just made them up.” —Dubb”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-due/odd-names-winter-autumn-they-almost-sound-as-if-someone-just-made/) [Richard Due](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-due/) > [“You won't find the tales I bear in any books . . . My tales are from the Moon Realm.” —Ebb Autumn”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-due/you-won-t-find-the-tales-i-bear-in-any-books-my-tales-are-from-the/) [Richard Due](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-due/) > [“I've reached that final moment of editing a book—the one where the text manifests as a living breathing person and starts slugging me in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-due/i-ve-reached-that-final-moment-of-editing-a-book-the-one-where-the/) [Richard Due](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-due/) > [“Some people are just sad when there aren't talking squirrels.” —Lily Winter”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-due/some-people-are-just-sad-when-there-aren-t-talking-squirrels-lily/) [Richard Due](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-due/) > [“I must warn you, my story isn’t a pretty one: abductions, time-traveling dragons, the Order of the Black Fez, highly verbal cats, a secret…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-due/i-must-warn-you-my-story-isn-t-a-pretty-one-abductions-time-traveling/) [Richard Due](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-due/) > [“Editing is like walking across a room strewn with rose petals and thorns. When you can walk across mostly unbloodied, you're finished.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-due/editing-is-like-walking-across-a-room-strewn-with-rose-petals-and/) [Richard Due](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-due/) > [“History is always older. —Black Fez axiom”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-due/history-is-always-older-black-fez-axiom/) [Richard Due](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-due/) > [“Never mess with the Fez.” —Heather Peaceout, Black Fez, Second Order”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-due/never-mess-with-the-fez-heather-peaceout-black-fez-second-order/) [Richard Due](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-due/) > [“Tavin cupped his hands to his mouth. “Here, dragon-dragon-dragon!” he yelled. Lily stared in amazement. Well, that was bold, she thought, and stupid.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-due/tavin-cupped-his-hands-to-his-mouth-here-dragon-dragon-dragon-he/) [Richard Due](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-due/) > [“You’d be surprised what an eleven-year-old can get away with.” —Tuppence”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-due/you-d-be-surprised-what-an-eleven-year-old-can-get-away-with-tuppence/) [Richard Due](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-due/) > [“Just a cat! Just a cat! I am the stealer of breaths, the walker of shadows, the keeper of nine lives.” —the Magnificent Lady…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-due/just-a-cat-just-a-cat-i-am-the-stealer-of-breaths-the-walker-of/) [Richard Due](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-due/) > [“Do not stare directly into his eyes!” she warned, in an accent I couldn’t place. “Why not?” I said, but she was already too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-due/do-not-stare-directly-into-his-eyes-she-warned-in-an-accent-i-couldn/) [Richard Due](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-due/) > [“But—" yelped Twizbang, “Greydor will eat us!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-due/but-yelped-twizbang-greydor-will-eat-us/) [Richard Due](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-due/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/teen/richard-due/#itemlist", "name": "5 Teen Quotes By Richard Due", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I must warn you, my story isn’t a pretty one: abductions, time-traveling dragons, the Order of the Black Fez, highly verbal cats, a secret invisible city, condescending robots (condescending means they talk to you like you’re an Idiot; wait, is it condescending of me to explain what condescending means?), and that’s just for starters. —Willa Snap”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Richard Due" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-due/i-must-warn-you-my-story-isn-t-a-pretty-one-abductions-time-traveling/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ec/richard-due-33547_action_i-must-warn-you-my-story-isn-t-a-pretty_1021822.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ec/richard-due-33547_action_i-must-warn-you-my-story-isn-t-a-pretty_1021822.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ec/richard-due-33547_action_i-must-warn-you-my-story-isn-t-a-pretty_1021822.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I must warn you, my story isn’t a pretty one: abductions, time-traveling dragons, the Order of the Black…” — Richard Due", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Never mess with the Fez.” —Heather Peaceout, Black Fez, Second Order”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Richard Due" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-due/never-mess-with-the-fez-heather-peaceout-black-fez-second-order/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a51/richard-due-33547_action_never-mess-with-the-fez-heather-peaceout_1571865.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a51/richard-due-33547_action_never-mess-with-the-fez-heather-peaceout_1571865.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a51/richard-due-33547_action_never-mess-with-the-fez-heather-peaceout_1571865.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Never mess with the Fez.” —Heather Peaceout, Black Fez, Second Order” — Richard Due", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You’d be surprised what an eleven-year-old can get away with.” —Tuppence”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Richard Due" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-due/you-d-be-surprised-what-an-eleven-year-old-can-get-away-with-tuppence/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6e/richard-due-33547_action_you-d-be-surprised-what-an-eleven-year-o_2138649.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6e/richard-due-33547_action_you-d-be-surprised-what-an-eleven-year-o_2138649.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6e/richard-due-33547_action_you-d-be-surprised-what-an-eleven-year-o_2138649.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You’d be surprised what an eleven-year-old can get away with.” —Tuppence” — Richard Due", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Just a cat! 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