The Wee Free Men Cunning and Cleverness Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #7

Tiffany couldn't think. Her head was full of hot, pink fog. It hadn't worked. Her Third Thoughts were somewhere in the fog, trying to make themselves heard. (13.5)

Once the Queen has got Tiffany cornered, she tries to impair her common sense and thoughts. Tiffany needs her brain to get her out of this mess pronto.

Quote #8

It's the Queen! yelled her Third Thoughts. It's her voice! It's like hypnotism! You've got to stop listening! (13.12)

Thankfully Tiffany's got her Third Thoughts on her side, which is just a fancy way of saying that Tiffany can think about what she's thinking about… which is really impressive for a nine-year-old.

Quote #9

"The secret is not to dream," she whispered. "The secret is to wake up. Waking up is harder. I have woken up and I am real." (13.152)

When she really thinks about what it means to be trapped in a dream, Tiffany realizes that she needs to wake up—and that once she wakes up, the Queen will no longer have any power over her.