""You'll be the death of me! You're as heartless as Howl!" Calcifer choked."

""Why didn't he turn me out?" [Sophie] said, half to herself and half to Michael. "It beats me", said Michael. "But I …"

"It was clear Howl had not yet caught the girl he was after. Sophie listened to Michael asking rather obvious question…"

"Look at this!" [Howl] shouted. "Look at it! What has that one-woman force of chaos done to these spells?"

""I can't get him to speak!" Michael whispered miserably. "It's just a tantrum", Sophie said. Martha and Lettie were g…"

""This is a bit much Sophie!" [Howl] said. "I do live here"."

"What a strange family you are! Is your name really Lettie too?"

""Go to bed, you fool". Calcifer said sleepily. "You're drunk". "Who, me?" said Howl. "I assure you, my friends, I am …"

"Typical!" [Howl] said to Sophie. "I break my neck to get here, and I find you peacefully tidying up!"

"I'm the eldest!" Sophie shrieked. "I'm a failure!" "Garbage!" Howl shouted. "You just never stop to think!"