Quotes About Identity

He scarcely saw his parents. When Christopher was small, he was terrified that he would meet Papa out walking in the Park one day and not recognize him.

You go and find who you really are, and don't let anyone stop you.

I can't wear thethe ! I want my thtwipey oneth !

Or had Howl slithered out so hard that he had come out right behind himself and turned out what most people would call honest?

People Sophie had known all her life came and bought flowers by the bundle. None of them recognized her, and that made her feel very odd.

Bye, pet. You go and find who you really are, and don't let anyone stop you.

Lettie, as the second daughter, was never likely to come to much

You do not seem to me to be a beast. This makes me quite sure that you can't really be a man.

I daresay she is as proud of you as I am. We are two old ladies who both had a hand in forming you. You are, one might say, our joint creation. Don't you think I did any of me myself, then? Howl asked. Put in just a few touches of my own? A few, and those not altogether to my liking, Mrs Pentstemmon replied.

Being a child of Earth means more than you think

Don't worry, old thing," Sophie said to the face. "You look quite healthy. Besides, this is much more like you than you really are.

We can't all be Mad Hatters," said Howl.

Diana Wynne Jones

Sophie got herself to the mirror, and found that she had to hobble. The face in the mirror was quite calm, because it was what she expected to see. It was the face of a gaunt old woman, withered and brownish, surrounded by wispy white hair. Her own eyes, yellow and watery, stared out at her, looking rather tragic. Don't worry, old thing, Sophie said to the face. You look quite healthy. Besides, this is much more like you really are.

I love Wales, but it doesn't love me.

In fact, Cat was fairly sure Tonino was feeling just the way Cat had felt himself when he first came to Chrestomanci Castle, and Cat could not get over the annoyance of having someone have feelings that were his.

Estoy aquí para limpiar! -le gritó Sophie. -Entonces vaya encontrándole otro sentido a su vida. -dijo Howl.

I didn't ask to be a witch.' Chrestomanci looked at him with faint, chilly surprise. 'Didn't you?' The way he said it made Charles actually wonder, for a moment, if he had somehow chosen to be born a witch.

You can tell them you're a Homeward Bounder.

He is real, in his own way, Ann pointed out. After all, what's real? How do you know I'm real, or if you are?

When your surname is Smith, you need to make very sure everyone knows just which Smith you are.

So often loneliness comes from being out of touch with parts of oneself. We go searching for those parts in other people, but there's a difference between feeling separate from others and separate from oneself.

Selves will accumulate when one isn't looking, and they don't always act wisely or well.

Without memories we wouldn't know who we are, how we once were, who we'd like to be in the memorable future. We are the sum of our memories.