Humor Quote by Diana Wynne Jones — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“You have an instinct, Sophie, that's how," said Howl. "Nothing is safe from you. If I were to court a girl who lived on an iceberg in the middle of the ocean, sooner or later—probably sooner—I'd look up to see you swooping overhead on a broomstick. In fact, by now I'd be disappointed in you if I”

“Annoyed?” said Sophie. “Why should I be annoyed? Someone only filled the castle with rotten aspic, and deafened everyone in Porthaven, and scared Calcifer to a cinder, and broke a few hundred hearts. Why should that annoy me?”

“You are a terror, aren't you? Leave this yard alone. I know just where everything is in it, and I won't be able to find the things I need for my transport spells if you tidy them up.'”

“Wizard Howl," said Wizard Suliman. "I must apologize for trying to bite you so often. In the normal way, I wouldn't dream of setting teeth in a fellow countryman.”

“Look. Survey. Inspect. My hair is ruined! I look like a pan of bacon and eggs!”

“When in trouble or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.”

“... for most practical purposes, Tarbean had two parts: Waterside and Hillside. Waterside is where people are poor. That makes them beggars, thieves and whores. Hillside is where people are rich. That makes them solicitors, politicians and courtesans.”

“You're Hell's Angels, then? What chapter are you from?'”

“The more you ignore me, the closer I get; you're wasting your time.”

“The caterpillar does all the work, but the butterfly gets all the publicity.”

“I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.”