Quotes from Diana Wynne Jones

The rule was: Lose your temper, lose a customer. She had just proved that rule. It troubled her to realise how very enjoyable it had been.

Entery Ships The rule say that Pirate ships are faster then anything - except the Barbery vikings, when on the side of good can overtake even Pirates. Se also Boats and Galleys.

I remember passing the tomboy, sitting in her special place of punishment opposite the bully. She was blazing with her deed, as if she had actually been touched by a god. And I thought that this confirmed all my theories: a child in her position is open to any heroic myth I care to use; she is inward with folktales; she would feel the force of any magical or divine intervention.

My impression," said the King, "was that Howl is an unprincipled, slippery rogue with a glib tongue and a clever mind. Would you agree?

That is the path of Wickedness, though some call it the Road to Heaven.

She had a silly impulse to add, But she was alive an hour ago! And she stopped herself, because death is like that: people are alive until they die. "Yes.

His bedroom door did escape him. "What a lie that was!" Howl remarked as he walked into the wall. "My shining dishonesty will be the salvation of me." He walked into the wall several times more, in several different places, before he discovered his bedroom door and crashed his way through it. Sophie could hear him falling about, saying that his bed was dodging.

being a crone did not stop her enjoying the sight and smell of may in the hedgerows, though the sight was a little blurred.

Hasn't anyone ever told you that the Devil, however he appears, is never a perfect gentleman?

Evidently she was one of those people who like to cling to a theory once they have made it.

Is that all you can do in the face of tragedy?" Howl asked. "Make toast!

Sophie scrubbed on vigorously. "You'll be much happier when it's all nice and clean," she said. "But I'm miserable now!" Michael protested.

We can't all be Mad Hatters," said Howl.

Then the geese replaced themselves with six pigs and vanished.

One of the stars came unstuck from the firmament and darted in a white streak down the sky...Michael was stalking the star with soft steps, both arms out to catch it.

Howl's voice was presently heard shouting weakly, "Help me, someone! I'm dying from neglect up here!" Sophie snorted.

Somewhere in the lane after that they came level with a small door next to a fried chicken shop. There was a small red-lit sign over this door.

it is quite a misfortune to be born the eldest of three. Everyone knows you are the one who will fail first, and worst, if the three of you set out to seek your fortunes.

she knew that if anyone wanted to turn her out now, they were going to have to use extreme and violent magic to do it.

Women do not count," said the Sultan. "Therefore, it is impossible to be unfair to them.

Sophie," Michael said in a voice of doom.

Is something the matter?" Sophie sniffed. "I'm old.

That can go in the cabinet, and so can this One Ring. No, don't put it on, you fool! It's dangerous!

You'll be the death of me! You're as heartless as Howl!" Calcifer choked.