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Diana Wynne Jones Quotes

Diana Wynne Jones quotes about people

English Writer August 16, 1934 – March 26, 2011

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I do feel very strongly that this is one of the things which people need encouragement to sort out, because I have this very strong feeling that everybody is probably a genius at something, it's just a question of finding this. Diana Wynne Jones
This is the mythosphere. It's made up of all the stories, theories and beliefs, legends, myths and hopes, that are generated here on Earth. As you can see, it's constantly growing and moving as people invent new tales to tell or find new things to believe. The older strands move out to become these spirals, where things tend to become quite crude and dangerous. They've hardened off, you see. Diana Wynne Jones
By this time, half the people in High Norland were gathered in Royal Square to stare at the castle. They all watched with disbelief as the castle rose slightly into the air and glided toward the road that led southward. It was hardly more than an alley, really. "It'll never fit!" people said. But the castle somehow squeezed itself narrow enough to drift away along it and out of sight. The citizens of High Norland gave it a cheer as it went. Diana Wynne Jones
I mean one of the things about being alone is that you've no people to define yourself off, I mean, people are like all-round mirrors, because let's face it, we don't often see ourselves all round in a mirror anyway, do we. Diana Wynne Jones
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. Diana Wynne Jones
Diana Wynne Jones quote: "I can't abide people who go soft over animals and then cheat..."
I can't abide people who go soft over animals and then cheat every human they come across! Diana Wynne Jones
The soldier was like that. He was an expert in getting other people to do what he wanted. The only creature that could make the soldier do something he did not want was Midnight, and Midnight did things she did not want only when Whippersnapper wanted something. That put the kitten right at the top of the pecking order. A kitten! Diana Wynne Jones
Diana Wynne Jones quote: "You've no right to walk into people's castles and take their..."
You've no right to walk into people's castles and take their guitars. Diana Wynne Jones
Diana Wynne Jones quote: "But I discovered that people like me -- they do, you know, if..."
But I discovered that people like me -- they do, you know, if you like them -- and then it was all right. Diana Wynne Jones
Diana Wynne Jones quote: "You have no right to make jigsaws of people."
You have no right to make jigsaws of people. Diana Wynne Jones
Diana Wynne Jones quote: "The truth between two people always cuts two ways"
The truth between two people always cuts two ways Diana Wynne Jones

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