"Eight Days of Luke" was refused by another confused publisher on the grounds that children shouldn't strike matches. When my agent pointed out that David in the book was twelve years old, the publisher said that he was striking matches to summon the devil, then, and this couldn't be allowed.
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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