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Things we are accustomed to regard as myth or fairy story are very much present in people’s lives. Nice people behave like wicked stepmothers. Every day.

— Diana Wynne Jones

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More quotes by Diana Wynne Jones

"If nothing happened, then there's nothing to remember," she told herself, trying to sound philosophical. "Of course there's nowhere to start."

Fire and Hemlock (1985)

You wouldn't believe how lonely you get.

The Homeward Bounders (1981)

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

Power of Three (1976)

"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."

Fire and Hemlock (1985)

People may wonder how Mitt came to join in the Holand Sea Festival, carrying a bomb, and what he thought he was doing. Mitt wondered himself by the end.

Drowned Ammet (1977)

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