My shining dishonesty will be the salvation of me.

Typical! I break my neck trying to get here, and I find you peacefully tidying up!

A library is a place full of mouth-watering food for thought.

Sophie said a bad word. In the dim light she had stubbed her toe on one of the many dusty bricks piled around the place. Naughty-naughty" Twinkle said. Oh shut up!" Sophie said , standing on one leg to hold her toe. "Why don't you grow up?

Howl said to Sophie, "I've been wondering all along if you would turn out to be that lovely girl I met on May Day. Why were you scared then?

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.

Look. Survey. Inspect. My hair is ruined! I look like a pan of bacon and eggs!