A Million Mrs. Pendragon-Wannabes?

"Now the Howl books are being sought for all over the world, so that’s nice. And the procession of people, which was enormous already, has increased—doubled and tripled—of all the people who want to marry Howl. Now it seems to me that Howl would be one of the most dreadful husbands one could possibly imagine. But there are these thousands of girls who write and say “Is Howl real? I want to marry him.” All around the world. About the only place where they don’t seem to be wanting to marry him is India, I think. But everywhere else—Thailand, Taiwan, New Zealand, Spain, massive amounts from England and huge amounts from America too. It’s extraordinary."

-Diana Wynne Jones

Ha ha, this made me laugh so much. That's awesome. Sophie must be a very lucky girl, no? Or do you agree with all those young women in India? *dies laughing*

This quote's taken from quite a good interview with DWJ, regarding one of her newer--if not her newest--books. I especially enjoyed where she says that she is against plot-writing and prefers to work from images that appear in her head. I am entirely in agreement with that! Finally, an author who endorses my style!