“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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“يمكنك أن تصبح وحيدًا وتمضي قدمًا في حياتك غاضبًا على العالم أجمع ؛ يمكنك أن تسنشيط غضبًا إلى أن يأتي اليوم الذي تقتل فيه زملاءك . أو يمكنك إيجاد مخرجًا لحبك حيث سيُقدر حبك وتكون محبوبًا بالمقابل”
― Jodee Blanco, quote from Please Stop Laughing at Me... One Woman's Inspirational Story
“Things shouldn’t hinge on so very little. Sneeze and you’re highway carnage. Remove one tiny stone and bang, you’re an avalanche statistic. But I guess if you can die without ever understanding how it happened then you can also live without a complete understanding of how.”
― Miriam Toews, quote from A Complicated Kindness
“And will knowing what she reads make you know who she is?”
“Can you think of a better way to tell?”
― Donna Leon, quote from The Death of Faith
“At 20 years of age the Will reigns; at 30 the Wit; at 40 the Judgment.”
― Benjamin Franklin, quote from Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack
“Stephan’s hand left his breast, and reached out. Grey took it, and felt love flow between them. He thought that heart and body must be entirely melted—if only for that moment. Then they parted, each drawing back, each seeing the flash of desolation in the other’s face, both smiling ruefully to see it.”
― Diana Gabaldon, quote from Lord John And The Hand Of Devils
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