Howl Said Quotes by Diana Wynne Jones

8 Howl Said quotes by Diana Wynne Jones

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Jones’s whimsical voice shines in eight brief passages that explore the power of words. If you enjoy a short, imaginative take on how we speak our truths, these lines are a perfect bite.

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“Typical!” he said to Sophie. “ I break my neck to get here, and I find you peacefully tidying up!” Sophie looked…

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“Howl said, "I think we ought to live happily ever after," and she thought he meant it. Sophie knew that living happily…

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“I'm delirious," said Howl. "Spots are crawling before my eyes." "Those are spiders," said Sophie. "Why can't you cure yourself with a…

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Really, these wizards! You'd think no one had ever had a cold before! Well, what is it?" she asked, hobbling through the…

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Wizard Howl," said Wizard Suliman. "I must apologize for trying to bite you so often. In the normal way, I wouldn't dream…

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“Howl backed into the door to shut it and leaned there in a tragic attitude. "Look at you all!" he said. "Ruin…

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Howl said to Sophie, "I've been wondering all along if you would turn out to be that lovely girl I met on…

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“Sorry I gave you a fright." Howl seemed more used to holding babies than Sophie was. He rocked Morgan soothingly and stared…

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“Sophie and Howl were living - somewhat quarrelsomely it must be confessed, although they were said to be happiest that way - in the…

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“What did you do?" said Charles. "You know that night all our shoes went into the hall," said Nirupam. "Well, we had a feast…

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Take it from me, Fate doesn't care most of the time.

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“For a moment it seemed as if he was going to lose his temper too. His strange, pale eyes all but glared at Sophie.…

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The truth between two people always cuts two ways.

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“The soldier was like that. He was an expert in getting other people to do what he wanted. The only creature that could make…

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Beauty isn't made of sugar.

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“Not likely!” Howl yelled. “I’m a coward. Only way I can do something this frightening is to tell my self I’m not doing it!”

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“Typical!” he said to Sophie. “ I break my neck to get here, and I find you peacefully tidying up!” Sophie looked up at…

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“Howl said, "I think we ought to live happily ever after," and she thought he meant it. Sophie knew that living happily ever after…

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Busy old fool, unruly Sophie

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But whoever heard of enchanted bacon anyway?

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“Then the geese replaced themselves with six pigs and vanished.”

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If I give you a hint and tell you it's a hint, it will be information.

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I only want to catch you,” Michael explained. “I won’t hurt you.” “No! No!” the star crackled desperately. “That’s wrong! I’m supposed to die!”…

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