“It was only when Shona, in sheer fury, turned the carnivorous sheep among them that they moved. They ran, some of them with charming little white sheep attached to their legs or backsides and the rest shouting about monsters.”
― Diana Wynne Jones, quote from Dark Lord of Derkholm
“When might I expect you then?"
Whenever is least convenient for you, the demon replied.”
― Diana Wynne Jones, quote from Dark Lord of Derkholm
“You owe me. You roasted my father.”
― Diana Wynne Jones, quote from Dark Lord of Derkholm
“Then the geese replaced themselves with six pigs and vanished.”
― Diana Wynne Jones, quote from Dark Lord of Derkholm
“Really, Wizard Derk, this place is like a pigsty!" she said.
Derk settled more comfortably among the pigs. "It is a pigsty," he said.”
― Diana Wynne Jones, quote from Dark Lord of Derkholm
“I've been feeling rather bloodthirsty lately, and saving the world seemed a good way to use it.”
― Diana Wynne Jones, quote from Dark Lord of Derkholm
Diana Wynne Jones
Born place: in London, England, The United Kingdom
Born date August 16, 1934
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“If you remain calm in the midst of great chaos, it is the surest guarantee the it will eventually subside”
― Julie Andrews Edwards, quote from The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
“Yaicha runs.
He sits down, tired,
and says to mom,
"I'm sorry you had to see that."
Inevitable that he does it.
But he doesn't really want
a witness.”
― Thalia Chaltas, quote from Because I Am Furniture
“I love you. I've missed you. I've been so stupid.”
― Jaci Burton, quote from The Perfect Play
“I sunk down onto the bench in the middle of the car. So Alex had loved me the whole time, from the moment we'd seen each other again? All that time I'd been freaking out about Rachel? All that time I'd spent inches away from him, sleeping in his bed by myself; sitting opposite him at dinner, smashing plates; clinging to him on the back of his bike; sneaking peeks at him through a half-ajar bathroom door - and all the time he'd been in love with me? We'd wasted all that time when we could have been kissing? And he'd had to wait until two seconds before leaving me until he told me? If the Unit didn't kill him, I was going to.”
― Sarah Alderson, quote from Hunting Lila
“Suddenly he was amazed to see a lifeboat floating near the starboard side. He phoned the bridge—did they know there was a boat afloat? An incredulous voice asked who he was. Rowe explained, and the bridge then realized he had been overlooked. They told him to come to the bridge right away and bring some rockets with him.”
― Walter Lord, quote from A Night to Remember
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