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Diana Wynne Jones war eine britische Schriftstellerin.

✵ 16. August 1934 – 26. März 2011
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“Alas, poor Yorick!" he said. "She heard mermaids, so it follows that there is something rotten in the state of Denmark. I have caught an everlasting cold, but luckily I am terribly dishonest. I cling to that.”

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Diana Wynne Jones buch Howl's Moving Castle

Quelle: Howl's Moving Castle

“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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Diana Wynne Jones buch Howl's Moving Castle

Quelle: Howl's Moving Castle

“Pray use both cats as sponges if it pleases you, infatuated infantryman.”

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Diana Wynne Jones buch Castle in the Air

Quelle: Castle in the Air

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

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Diana Wynne Jones House of Many Ways

Quelle: House of Many Ways

“And you're too nice," he added, above the lap-lap of the water and the patter of sand on the water-lily leaves. "I was relying on you being too jealous to let that demon near the place.”

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Diana Wynne Jones buch Howl's Moving Castle

Quelle: Howl's Moving Castle

“It was only when Shona, in sheer fury, turned the carnivorous sheep among them that they moved. They ran, some of them with charming little white sheep attached to their legs or backsides and the rest shouting about monsters.”

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Diana Wynne Jones buch Dark Lord of Derkholm

Quelle: Dark Lord of Derkholm

“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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Diana Wynne Jones buch Howl's Moving Castle

Quelle: Howl's Moving Castle

“But I do think that when people say 'a learning curve,' they make a mistake. Learning to me always seems to go in a straight, ignorant line and then, every so often, takes a jump straight upward.”

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Diana Wynne Jones buch Enchanted Glass

Quelle: Enchanted Glass

“SAGE. A wise and Holy man who died a long time ago. No one modern qualifies.”

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Diana Wynne Jones buch The Tough Guide To Fantasyland

Quelle: The Tough Guide to Fantasyland

“Calcifer," Sophie said, "I shall have to break your contract. Will it kill you?" "It would if anyone else broke it," Calcifer said hoarsely. "That's why I asked you to do it.”

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Diana Wynne Jones buch Howl's Moving Castle

Quelle: Howl's Moving Castle

“Beauty isn't made of sugar.”

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Diana Wynne Jones buch The Game

Quelle: The Game

“I’m beginning to think I’ve led a much too sheltered life.”

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Diana Wynne Jones House of Many Ways

Quelle: House of Many Ways

“I feel ill,” he announced. “I’m going to bed, where I may die.” He tottered piteously to the stairs. “Bury me beside Mrs. Pentstemmon,” he croaked as he went up then to bed.”

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Diana Wynne Jones buch Howl's Moving Castle

Quelle: Howl's Moving Castle

“Oh confound that gray-and-scarlet suit!" Sophie said. "I refuse to believe that I was the one that got caught with it!”

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Diana Wynne Jones buch Howl's Moving Castle

Quelle: Howl's Moving Castle

“… don't spoil my learning process!”

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Diana Wynne Jones House of Many Ways

Quelle: House of Many Ways

“There is very seldom any true secret.”

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Diana Wynne Jones buch Deep Secret

Quelle: Deep Secret

“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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Diana Wynne Jones buch Fire and Hemlock

Quelle: Fire and Hemlock

“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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Diana Wynne Jones buch Fire and Hemlock

Quelle: Fire and Hemlock

“When have you looked?" said Sophie.

"Oh, how your rears flap and your long nose twitches", Howl croaked.”

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Diana Wynne Jones buch Howl's Moving Castle

Quelle: Howl's Moving Castle

“Do you mind not being so kind and obedient? It makes me nervous.”

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Diana Wynne Jones

Quelle: The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Vol. 1

“Happiness isn't a thing. You can't go out and get it like a cup of tea. It's the way you feel about things.”

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Diana Wynne Jones buch Fire and Hemlock

Quelle: Fire and Hemlock (1985), p. 311.

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

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Diana Wynne Jones buch Hexwood

Quelle: Hexwood

“And it's a pity too that I've no right to open your letters. I hope you don't get many, or my conscience will give me no peace.”

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Diana Wynne Jones Charmed Life

Quelle: Charmed Life

“He scarcely saw his parents. When Christopher was small, he was terrified that he would meet Papa out walking in the Park one day and not recognize him.”

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Diana Wynne Jones buch The Lives of Christopher Chant

Quelle: The Lives of Christopher Chant

“On the other hand, it is quite a risk to spank a wizard for getting hysterical about his hair.”

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Diana Wynne Jones buch Howl's Moving Castle

Variante: It is quite a risk to spank a wizard for getting hysterical about his hair.
Quelle: Howl's Moving Castle

“I'm delirious," said Howl. "Spots are crawling before my eyes."
"Those are spiders," said Sophie. "Why can't you cure yourself with a spell?"
"Because there is no cure for a cold," Howl said dolefully.”

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Diana Wynne Jones buch Howl's Moving Castle

Quelle: Howl's Moving Castle

“SHE LIKES MY SPARK!!!!--Calcifer”

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Diana Wynne Jones buch Howl's Moving Castle

Quelle: Howl's Moving Castle

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