No I am not all right!โ Chrestomanci said, after five minutes of this. โI have worldwide blisters. I need a shave. Iโm tired out and I havenโt had anything to eat since breakfast yesterday. Would you feel alright in my position?
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 JonesAll she heard next of the strange conversation behind the sofa was Mrs. Pendragon saying something about sending Twinkle (or was his name Howl?) to bed without supper and Twinkle daring her to 'jutht TRY it.
Diana Wynne JonesI 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!
Diana Wynne Jones