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Diana Wynne Jones è stata una scrittrice inglese.

Viveva a Bristol con il marito e i figli. Scrivere è sempre stata la sua passione, fin da bambina, quando il padre faceva soffrire lei e le sue sorelle di mancanza di libri. Ha scritto più di trenta romanzi, i quali hanno riscosso successo in tutto il mondo, ma non tutti sono stati già pubblicati in Italia. Wikipedia  

✵ 16. Agosto 1934 – 26. Marzo 2011
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“Penso che dovremmo vivere felici e contenti.”

Diana Wynne Jones

Diana Wynne Jones: Frasi in inglese

“Alas, poor Yorick!" he said. "She heard mermaids, so it follows that there is something rotten in the state of Denmark. I have caught an everlasting cold, but luckily I am terribly dishonest. I cling to that.”

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Diana Wynne Jones libro Howl's Moving Castle

Origine: Howl's Moving Castle

“Not likely!” Howl yelled. “I’m a coward. Only way I can do something this frightening is to tell my self I’m not doing it!”

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Diana Wynne Jones libro Howl's Moving Castle

Origine: Howl's Moving Castle

“Pray use both cats as sponges if it pleases you, infatuated infantryman.”

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Diana Wynne Jones libro Castle in the Air

Origine: Castle in the Air

“I'll show you how," Peter said. "Stop hiding behind your ignorance.”

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Diana Wynne Jones House of Many Ways

Origine: House of Many Ways

“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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Diana Wynne Jones libro Howl's Moving Castle

Origine: Howl's Moving Castle

“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.”

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Diana Wynne Jones libro Dark Lord of Derkholm

Origine: Dark Lord of Derkholm

“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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Diana Wynne Jones libro Howl's Moving Castle

Origine: Howl's Moving Castle

“But I do think that when people say 'a learning curve,' they make a mistake. Learning to me always seems to go in a straight, ignorant line and then, every so often, takes a jump straight upward.”

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Diana Wynne Jones libro Enchanted Glass

Origine: Enchanted Glass

“SAGE. A wise and Holy man who died a long time ago. No one modern qualifies.”

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Diana Wynne Jones libro The Tough Guide To Fantasyland

Origine: The Tough Guide to Fantasyland

“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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Diana Wynne Jones libro Howl's Moving Castle

Origine: Howl's Moving Castle

“Beauty isn't made of sugar.”

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Diana Wynne Jones libro The Game

Origine: The Game

“I’m beginning to think I’ve led a much too sheltered life.”

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Diana Wynne Jones House of Many Ways

Origine: House of Many Ways

“I feel ill,” he announced. “I’m going to bed, where I may die.” He tottered piteously to the stairs. “Bury me beside Mrs. Pentstemmon,” he croaked as he went up then to bed.”

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Diana Wynne Jones libro Howl's Moving Castle

Origine: Howl's Moving Castle

“Oh confound that gray-and-scarlet suit!" Sophie said. "I refuse to believe that I was the one that got caught with it!”

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Diana Wynne Jones libro Howl's Moving Castle

Origine: Howl's Moving Castle

“… don't spoil my learning process!”

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Diana Wynne Jones House of Many Ways

Origine: House of Many Ways

“There is very seldom any true secret.”

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Diana Wynne Jones libro Deep Secret

Origine: Deep Secret

“I don’t think I will get married,” Polly said as she stood up. “I’m going to train to be a hero instead.”

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Diana Wynne Jones libro Fire and Hemlock

Origine: Fire and Hemlock

“But most dragons seem to have interesting personalities--besides probably having quite good reasons for what they do, if only one could understand them”

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Diana Wynne Jones libro Fire and Hemlock

Origine: Fire and Hemlock

“But whoever heard of enchanted bacon anyway?”

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Diana Wynne Jones libro Enchanted Glass

Origine: Enchanted Glass

“When have you looked?" said Sophie.

"Oh, how your rears flap and your long nose twitches", Howl croaked.”

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Diana Wynne Jones libro Howl's Moving Castle

Origine: Howl's Moving Castle

“Do you mind not being so kind and obedient? It makes me nervous.”

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Diana Wynne Jones

Origine: The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Vol. 1

“Happiness isn't a thing. You can't go out and get it like a cup of tea. It's the way you feel about things.”

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Diana Wynne Jones libro Fire and Hemlock

Origine: Fire and Hemlock (1985), p. 311.

“Controller Borasus sighed with relief. Libraries were not places of danger. It had to be a hoax.”

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Diana Wynne Jones libro Hexwood

Origine: Hexwood

“And it's a pity too that I've no right to open your letters. I hope you don't get many, or my conscience will give me no peace.”

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Diana Wynne Jones Charmed Life

Origine: Charmed Life

“He scarcely saw his parents. When Christopher was small, he was terrified that he would meet Papa out walking in the Park one day and not recognize him.”

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Diana Wynne Jones libro The Lives of Christopher Chant

Origine: The Lives of Christopher Chant

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

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Diana Wynne Jones libro Howl's Moving Castle

Variante: It is quite a risk to spank a wizard for getting hysterical about his hair.
Origine: Howl's Moving Castle

“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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Diana Wynne Jones libro Howl's Moving Castle

Origine: Howl's Moving Castle

“SHE LIKES MY SPARK!!!!--Calcifer”

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Diana Wynne Jones libro Howl's Moving Castle

Origine: Howl's Moving Castle

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