I think my moment of revelation came when I saw this young man come on court in the most flamboyant clothes. He had a sweet smile and questionably blonde hair and a generally chirpy glamour that in fact concealed huge skill. When he was interviewed he confessed to hating to get angry and it was also said that he slithered out of winning when it came to the big matches. And I thought, My God! This Andre Agassi is the image of Howl in my book HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE!

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

I've often noticed" Fiona said, "that when people say, 'This can't happen in this day and age', they say it because it is happening.

To love someone enough to let them go, you had to let them go forever or you did not love them that much.

Writing for adults, you have to keep reminding them of what is going on. The poor things have given up using their brains when they read. Children you only need to tell things to once.

It's a lucky child that knows that they're a genius, unaimed and all that.

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.