Diana Wynne Jones Quotes - Page 3

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• A heart's a heavy burden.

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  Heart, Burden, Heavy

  "Fictional character: Young Sophie". "Howl's Moving Castle", www.imdb.com. 2004.

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• Nobody gets praised for the right reasons.

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  Reason

  Diana Wynne Jones (2002). “Wizard's Castle”

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• Interesting things did seem to happen, but always to somebody else.

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  Interesting, Interesting Things, Happens

  Diana Wynne Jones (2014). “The Land of Ingary Trilogy (includes Howl’s Moving Castle)”, p.14, HarperCollins UK

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• Nobody can buy a hat without gossiping.

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  Hats

  Diana Wynne Jones (2002). “Wizard's Castle”

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• It is quite a risk to spank a wizard for getting hysterical about his hair.

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  Hair, Risk, Wizards

  Diana Wynne Jones (2002). “Wizard's Castle”

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• Can't you just keep your big mouth shut?" Brian said furiously to Nan. He pointed to Chrestomanci. "How do we know he's safe? For all we know, he could be the devil that you summoned up!" "Oh, you flatter me, Brian," Chrestomanci said.

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  Devil, Mouths, Safe

  Diana Wynne Jones (2000). “Witch Week”

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• But most dragons seem to have interesting personalities--besides probably having quite good reasons for what they do, if only one could understand them

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  Dragons, Interesting, Personality

  Diana Wynne Jones (2012). “Fire and Hemlock”, p.28, Penguin

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• Christopher discovered that you dealt with obnoxious masters and most older boys the way you dealt with governesses: you quite politely told them the truth in the way they wanted to hear it, so that they thought they had won and left you in peace.

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  Boys, Way, Masters

  Diana Wynne Jones (1990). “The Lives of Christopher Chant”, Random House Books for Young Readers

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• After that, he tried to go upstairs through the broom cupboard, and then the yard. This seemed to puzzle him a little. But finally he discovered the stairs, all except the bottom on, and fell up them on his face. The whole castle shook.

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  Yards, Castles, Littles

  Diana Wynne Jones (2002). “Wizard's Castle”

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• Goats," said Maxwell Hyde, "are a special case. Mad as hatters, all of them.

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  Mad, Special, Goats

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• Controller Borasus sighed with relief. Libraries were not places of danger. It had to be a hoax.

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  Library, Relief, Hoaxes

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• I don’t think I will get married,” Polly said as she stood up. “I’m going to train to be a hero instead.

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  Hero, Thinking, Married

  Diana Wynne Jones (2012). “Fire and Hemlock”, p.62, Penguin

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• But whoever heard of enchanted bacon anyway?

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  Enchanted, Heard

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• There were horrendous, dramatic, violent quantities of green slime—oodles of it. It covered Howl completely. It draped his head and shoulders in sticky dollops, heaping on his knees and hands, trickling in glops down his legs, and dripping off the stool in sticky strands. It was in oozing ponds and crawling pools over most of the floor. Long fingers of it had crept into the hearth. It smelled vile.

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  Heart, Hands, Long

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• Small Man can be a very funny or a very tiresome Tour Companion, depending on how this kind of thing grabs you. He gambles, he drinks too much and he always runs away. Since the Rules allow him to make Jokes, he will excuse his behaviour in a variety of comical ways. Physically he is stunted and not at all handsome, although he usually dresses flamboyantly. He tends to wear hats with feathers in. You will discover he is very vain. But, if you can avoid smacking him, you will come to tolerate if not love him. He will contrive, in some cowardly way, to play a major part in saving the world.

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  Running, Men, Play

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• All these things that crib and cab in your brain, in your imagination, are in fact things that might well in later life drive you insane.

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  Imagination, Brain, Insane

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• Look. Survey. Inspect. My hair is ruined! I look like a pan of bacon and eggs!

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  Hair, Eggs, Looks

  Diana Wynne Jones (2002). “Wizard's Castle”

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• You have no right to make jigsaws of people.

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  People, Jigsaw, Howl's Moving Castle

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• Can't you treat yourself with a bit more consideration?' 'Why should I?' Mordion said, hugging the duvet round himself. 'Because you're a person, of course!' Ann snapped at him. 'One person ought to treat another person properly even if the person's himself!

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  Hug, Duvets, Consideration

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• She was remorseless, but she lacked method.

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  Method, Remorseless

  Diana Wynne Jones (2002). “Wizard's Castle”

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• Oh! Polly thought. Why aren't all girls locked up by law the year they turn fifteen? They do such stupid things!

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  Girl, Stupid, Years

  Diana Wynne Jones (2012). “Fire and Hemlock”, p.211, Penguin

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• Beauty isn't made of sugar.

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  Sugar, Made

  Diana Wynne Jones (2007). “The Game”, Puffin Books

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• Learn to drive?" "Never," said Quentin. "My mission in life is to be a passenger.

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  Life Is, Missions, Said

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• I'll show you how," Peter said. "Stop hiding behind your ignorance.

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  Ignorance, Hiding, Peter

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• If you must know, I-I had never in my life kissed a young lady, and you are far too beautiful to me to want to get it wrong!

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  Beautiful, Want, Young

  Diana Wynne Jones (2002). “Wizard's Castle”

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