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.
Diana Wynne JonesBut Sophie and Howl were holding one another's hand and smiling and smiling, quite unable to stop. "Don't bother me know," said Howl. "I only did it for the money." "Liar!"said Sophie. "I said," Michael said, "that Calcifer's come back!" That did get Howl's attention and Sophie's too.
Diana Wynne JonesTo love someone enough to let them go, you had to let them go forever or you did not love them that much.
Diana Wynne JonesNothing is safe from you. If I were to court a girl who lived on an iceberg in the middle of the ocean, sooner or laterโ probably soonerโ Iโd look up to see you swooping overhead on a broomstick. In fact, by now Iโd be disappointed in you if I didnโt see you.โ โAre you off to the iceberg today?โ Sophie retorted.
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