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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

Topics: Back Does Face Find Good Happened Just Know Me Mean Really Right Right Back Should Simply Take Takes Those Times Up Want Why

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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

Topics: Always Emotionally Everybody Fantasy Humour Intellectually Joke Keeping Know Me Mini Nearly Noticed Off Sane See Seems Situations Somebody Standing Tells Way Well Whether You

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Mainly as sort of blueprints for dealing with most of the adults in their lives, to some extent with their fellows. It is this notion of aiming high and there's always hope, aim low and you might as well stop now.

~Diana Wynne Jones

Topics: Adult Aim Aiming Always Dealing Extent Fellows High Hope Lives Low Mainly Might Most Notion Now Some Sort Stop Well You

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Writer

Born: August 16th, 1934

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