Howl's Moving Castle (Howl's Moving Castle, #1)

by Diana Wynne Jones

She read a great deal, and very soon realised how little chance she had of an interesting future.

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

“The day Howl forgets to do that will be the day I believe he’s really in love, and not before.”

It seems as if those of high ability cannot resist some extra, dangerous stroke of cleverness, which results in a fatal flaw and begins a slow decline to evil.

“I’m a coward. Only way I can do something this frightening is to tell myself I’m not doing it!”