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A heart's a heavy burden.

Diana Wynne Jones

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Diana Wynne Jones
Age: 76 †
Born: 1934
Born: August 16
Died: 2011
Died: March 26
Novelist
Poet
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
London
England
Diana Gwyneth Jones
Burden
Heavy
Heart

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Don’t interrupt,’ one of the boys said. ‘He’ll lose his life.’ Seeing it was a matter of life and death, Sophie and Michael backed toward the door. But Howl, quite unperturbed at killing his nephew, strode over to the wall and pulled the boxes up by the roots.
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Then there you are, then. The day Howl forgets to do that will be the day I believe he's really in love, and not before. Michael to Sophie about wether or not Howl is really in love with Lettie. pg, 170
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Nobody gets praised for the right reasons.
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SAGE. A wise and Holy man who died a long time ago. No one modern qualifies.
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Chrestomanci smiled and swept out of the room like a very long procession of one person.
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Sophie did not care to think how Howl might react if Fanny woke him by stabbing him with her parasol.
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Howl’s voice was presently heard shouting weakly, “Help me, someone! I’m dying from neglect up here!
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What a strange family you are! Is your name Lettie too?
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Busy old fool, unruly Sophie
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In the land of Ingary where such things as seven-league boots and cloaks of invisibility really exist, it is quite a misfortune to be born the eldest of the three. Everyone knows you are the one who will fail first, and worst, if the three of you set out to seek your fortunes.
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One person ought to treat another person properly, even if the person's himself.
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Sorry, I've had enough of running away, Sophie. Now I've got something I want to protect. It's you.
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You cannot rob robbers with a kitten in your hat!
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It does seem that a fantasy, working out in its own terms, stretching you beyond the normal concerns of your own life, gains you a peculiar charge of energy which inexplicably enriches you. At least, this is my ideal of a fantasy, and I am always trying to write it.
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...if the spell was off, I’d have my heart eaten before I could turn around.” “Don’t you want your heart eaten?” asked the fire. [...] “Naturally I don’t,” Sophie answered.
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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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I am a believer in free will. If my dog chooses to hate the whole human race except myself, it must be free to do so.
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Things we are accustomed to regard as myth or fairy story are very much present in people's lives. Nice people behave like wicked stepmothers. Every day.
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But Sophie and Howl were holding one another's hand and smiling and smiling, quite unable to stop. Don't bother me know, said Howl. I only did it for the money. Liar!said Sophie. I said, Michael said, that Calcifer's come back! That did get Howl's attention and Sophie's too.
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So you were going to rescue the Prince! Why did you pretend to run away? To deceive the Witch? Not likely! I'm a coward. Only way I can do something this frightening is to tell myself I'm not doing it!
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