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Power of Three

Power of Three
Diana Wynne Jones

Power of Three is a 1976 fantasy children's novel by Diana Wynne Jones. The novel, a bildungsroman for the adolescent character Gair, discusses the relationship among three different races in a manner that can be read as a parable of race relations in humans.

“She was one of those who could talk and talk and talk. Gair listened to her harsh voice - "Just like a duck," Ayna described it - and hoped she would lose the argument. But Adara once said Kasta had never lost an argument in her life. She just talked everyone insensible.”

Diana Wynne Jones book Power of Three

Source: Power of Three (1976), p. 108.

“One does not want glory accepted as a matter of course. One wants to shock and astonish people with it.”

Diana Wynne Jones book Power of Three

Source: Power of Three (1976), p. 9.

“"This is a very old argument. The greatest happiness of the greatest number. If you think about it, you'll find it always works out that a few suffer for the good of the rest."
"In stories," Gair agreed hopelessly. "brave men die defending the rest. But this isn't like that!"
"Call it the modern version," Mr Claybury suggested kindly.”

Diana Wynne Jones book Power of Three

Source: Power of Three (1976), p. 201.

“"Look here," Gerald said, "what do you think of Giants?"
There was the kind of pause that happens when people do not like to say what they really think.”

Diana Wynne Jones book Power of Three

Source: Power of Three (1976), p. 166.

“Adara was impressed. "How do you know that?"
"I learnt it," said Hathil. "It pays to learn things."”

Diana Wynne Jones book Power of Three

Source: Power of Three (1976), p. 25.

“The only good Dorig is a dead Dorig.”

Diana Wynne Jones book Power of Three

Source: Power of Three (1976), p. 9.

“Over scones round the kitchen table, it emerged that Aunt Mary thought Ayna, Gair and Ceri came from Malaysia. Brenda looked at their faces and breathed in half a scone.
While Gerald was pounding Brenda on the back, Ceri leaned back from the vibrating table and looked at Aunt Mary limpidly in the eye. "I'm afraid we don't remember Masaylia at all."
"Malaysia!"”

Diana Wynne Jones book Power of Three

hissed Ayna.
"Or that either," said Ceri.
Source: Power of Three (1976), p. 174.

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