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Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle
Diana Wynne Jones

Howl's Moving Castle is a fantasy novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones, first published in 1986 by Greenwillow Books of New York. It was a runner-up for the annual Boston Globe–Horn Book Award and it won the Phoenix Award twenty years later, recognising its rise from relative obscurity. In 2004 it was adapted as an animated film of the same name, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

“On the other hand, it is quite a risk to spank a wizard for getting hysterical about his hair.”

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“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?”

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“I hope your bacon burns.”

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“SHE LIKES MY SPARK!!!!--Calcifer”

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“Then there you are, then. The day Howl forgets to do that will be the day I believe he's really in love, and not before."
Michael to Sophie about wether or not Howl is really in love with Lettie. pg, 170”

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“You have no right to make jigsaws of people.”

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“Busy old fool, unruly Sophie”

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“Howl’s voice was presently heard shouting weakly, “Help me, someone! I’m dying from neglect up here!”

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“I could cut a star out of paper and drop it.”

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“Calcifer," Sophie said, "I shall have to break your contract. Will it kill you?" "It would if anyone else broke it," Calcifer said hoarsely. "That's why I asked you to do it.”

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“You've no right to walk into people's castles and take their guitars.”

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“I think we ought to live happily ever after.”

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“Sorry, I've had enough of running away, Sophie. Now I've got something I want to protect. It's you.”

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“He picked up the skull and knocked an onion ring out of its eye socket.
"I see Sophie has been busy again. Couldn't you have restrained her, my friend?" The skull yattered its teeth at him. Howl put it down rather hastily.”

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“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.”

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“She was remorseless, but she lacked method.”

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“Interesting things did seem to happen, but always to somebody else.”

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“But I discovered that people like me -- they do, you know, if you like them -- and then it was all right.”

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“I'm delirious," said Howl. "Spots are crawling before my eyes."
"Those are spiders," said Sophie. "Why can't you cure yourself with a spell?"
"Because there is no cure for a cold," Howl said dolefully.”

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