catch a falling star
"Yes, you are nosy," said Howl. "You're a dreadfully nosy, horribly bossy, appallingly clean old woman. Control yourself. You're victimizing us all."
"But it's a pigsty," said Sophie.
"I can't help what I am!"
"Yes you can," said Howl. "And I like my room the way it is. You must admit I have a right to live in a pigsty if I want. Now go downstairs and think of something else to do. Please. I hate quarreling with people."
- Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones
Rest in Peace.
Diana Wynne Jones
"But it's a pigsty," said Sophie.
"I can't help what I am!"
"Yes you can," said Howl. "And I like my room the way it is. You must admit I have a right to live in a pigsty if I want. Now go downstairs and think of something else to do. Please. I hate quarreling with people."
- Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones
Rest in Peace.
Diana Wynne Jones