I think we ought to live happily ever after," and she thought he meant it. Sophie knew that living happily ever after with Howl would be a good deal more hair-raising than any storybook made it sound, though she was determined to try. "It should be hair-raising," added Howl. "And you'll exploit me," Sophie said. "And then you'll cut up all my suits to teach me.
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 JonesI'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.
Diana Wynne JonesOh confound that gray-and-scarlet suit!" Sophie said. "I refuse to believe that I was the one that got caught with it!
Diana Wynne JonesBut I discovered that people like me -- they do, you know, if you like them -- and then it was all right.
Diana Wynne JonesIt does not seem to me that I have the right to foist a story on people, most of whom are children who should be learning all the time, unless I am learning from it too.
Diana Wynne JonesI think we ought to live happily ever after," and she thought he meant it. Sophie knew that living happily ever after with Howl would be a good deal more hair-raising than any storybook made it sound, though she was determined to try. "It should be hair-raising," added Howl. "And you'll exploit me," Sophie said. "And then you'll cut up all my suits to teach me.
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