Diana Wynne Jones Quotes

Diana Wynne Jones
English Writer
Born: Aug 16, 1934
Died: Mar 26, 2011
Genius Good Me Somebody Think You
Related authors: Arthur C. Clarke D. H. Lawrence Douglas Adams Gilbert K. Chesterton John Ruskin Ricky Gervais Rudyard Kipling Thomas Paine
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
Alone You Yourself People Face Mirror Define Ourselves One Of The Things See About Mirrors Like Because Off Often Being Being Alone Anyway Mean Mean People Round Things
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
People Genius Strong Feeling Encouragement Everybody Out One Of The Things Strong Feeling Finding Strongly Something Feel Sort Because Question Very Just Which Things Need
And indeed if you think you're a genius at something, what you achieve is very much according to your expectations; if you think you're no good, you're not going to get anywhere. Diana Wynne Jones
Good You Genius Achieve Think Indeed Something According Very Expectations Get Going Anywhere Much Your
It's a lucky child that knows that they're a genius, unaimed and all that. Diana Wynne Jones
Genius Knows Child Lucky
Actually, in the wild, we'd be the only person that we wouldn't recognize, if you think about it. Diana Wynne Jones
You Think Wild Recognize About Only Person Actually
I think one of things is that all fantasy it seems to me works the way your brain basically works. This is perhaps a startling concept, but I think it's true. Diana Wynne Jones
Me Think Way Seems True Perhaps Concept Brain Fantasy Your Works Things Basically Startling
This is ridiculous, I mean, wholly ridiculous. It never did any child any harm to have something that was a tiny bit above them anyway, and I claim that anyone who can follow Doctor Who can follow absolutely anything. Diana Wynne Jones
Doctor Bit Claim Follow Above Something Absolutely Never Doctor Who Child Did Any Tiny Anyone Anything Anyway Mean Them Who Ridiculous Wholly Harm
I find it just simply takes me right back to those times, and I really can't take it, I don't want to, I mean, why should I face up to it? What good does it do me? I know it happened, and that's it. Diana Wynne Jones
Good Me Face Back Those Find Take Simply Takes Know Does Up Times Just Want Happened Mean Really Should Why Right Right Back
It seems to me that humour is everybody's way of keeping sane and standing off from the situations so that they can see it intellectually, as well as emotionally, and I don't know whether you've noticed, but if somebody tells a joke, it's nearly always a mini fantasy. Diana Wynne Jones
Me You Somebody Joke Everybody Humour Way Mini Tells See Seems Emotionally Know Well Always Off Intellectually Situations Whether Fantasy Sane Noticed Standing Keeping Nearly

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