91 Magical Quotes from Howl’s Moving Castle You Need to Know

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1. Howl: I feel terrible, like there’s a weight on my chest. Sophie: A heart’s a heavy burden.

Howl Quote: “Howl: I feel terrible, like there's a weight on my chest.”

2. Sophie: I know where I am! I’m in Howl’s childhood! Howl: [Howl catches one of the falling stars, talks to it, then puts it in his mouth and swallows. He bends over, as if in pain, and then draws Calcifer out of his chest] Sophie: Howl! Calcier! I know how to help you now! Find me in the future!

Sophie Quote: “Sophie: I know where I am! I'm in Howl's childhood!”

3. “Do you know what Madame Suliman said? She said that Howl’s heart was stolen by a demon. Tell me now, what do you know?

– Sophie

Sophie Quote: “Do you know what Madame Suliman said? She said that Howl’s heart was stolen by a demon. Tell me now, what do you know?”

4. “It’s… you’re scaring me. I have this weird feeling you’re going to leave. Howl, tell me what’s going on! Please. I don’t care if you’re a monster.

– Sophie

Sophie Quote: “It’s… you’re scaring me. I have this weird feeling you’re going to leave. Howl, tell me what’s going on! Please. I don’t care if you’re a monster.”

5. “It’s all so familiar yet I know I’ve never been here before. I feel so at home.

– Sophie

Sophie Quote: “It’s all so familiar yet I know I’ve never been here before. I feel so at home.”

6. “Looks like we have another addition to the family. Hmmm, you’ve got quite a nasty spell on you too, huh? Seems everyone in this family’s got problems.

– Howl

Howl Quote: “Looks like we have another addition to the family. Hmmm, you’ve got quite a nasty spell on you too, huh? Seems everyone in this family’s got problems.”

7. “Those wizards are going to regret doing that. They’ll never change back into humans.

– Calcifer

Calcifer Quote: “Those wizards are going to regret doing that. They’ll never change back into humans.”

8. “It’s been a pleasure meeting you, even if you are my least favorite vegetable.

– Sophie

Sophie Quote: “It's been a pleasure meeting you, even if you are my least favorite vegetable.”

9. “I can’t stand the fire and gunpowder. Those dopey guys have absolutely no manners.

– Calcifer

Calcifer Quote: “I can’t stand the fire and gunpowder. Those dopey guys have absolutely no manners.”

10. “Move it, Grandma! Or you’ll lose your nose!

– Markl

Markl Quote: “Move it, Grandma! Or you’ll lose your nose!”

11. [Sophie removes Calcifer from the hearth] Calcifer: No, no, no! Don’t do this! Help! Help! Crazy lady with the shovel! If you kick me out that door, the castle could collapse! Sophie: Good!

Sophie Quote: “[Sophie removes Calcifer from the hearth]”

12. “When you’re old, all you want to do is stare at the scenery. It’s so strange. I’ve never felt so peaceful before.

– Sophie

Sophie Quote: “When you’re old, all you want to do is stare at the scenery. It’s so strange. I’ve never felt so peaceful before.”

13. “See that new color on the dial? There’s a new portal. It’s a present for you. Come see.

– Howl

Howl Quote: “See that new color on the dial? There’s a new portal. It’s a present for you. Come see.”

14. “I don’t cook! I’m a scary and powerful fire demon!

– Calcifer

Calcifer Quote: “I don’t cook! I’m a scary and powerful fire demon!”

15. Markl: Wait! You can’t come up here! Sophie: Whatever you don’t want me to clean, better hide it now! Markl: Save my room for last, OK?

Sophie Quote: “Markl: Wait! You can't come up here!”

16. “This charm will guarantee your safe return. Don’t worry, I’ll follow behind you in disguise. Now off you go.

– Howl

Howl Quote: “This charm will guarantee your safe return. Don’t worry, I’ll follow behind you in disguise. Now off you go.”

17. “I give up. I see not point in living if I can’t be beautiful.

– Howl

Howl Quote: “I give up. I see not point in living if I can’t be beautiful.”

18. Sophie: I can’t do this! Why’d you make me come here if you were coming yourself? Howl: Knowing you’d be there gave me the courage to show up. That woman terrifies me. I can’t face her on my own. You saved me, Sophie. I was in big trouble back there.

Sophie Quote: “Sophie: I can't do this! Why'd you make me come here if you were coming yourself?”

19. “Sophie! You, you sabotaged me! Look! Look at what you’ve done to my hair! Look!

– Howl

Howl Quote: “Sophie! You, you sabotaged me! Look! Look at what you’ve done to my hair! Look!”

20. “Typical! I break my neck trying to get here, and I find you peacefully tidying up!

– Diana Wynne Jones

Diana Wynne Jones Quote: “Typical! I break my neck trying to get here, and I find you peacefully tidying up!”

21. “She almost smothered me! If I die, Howl dies too, I hope you know.

– Calcifer

Calcifer Quote: “She almost smothered me! If I die, Howl dies too, I hope you know.”

22. “Knowing you’d be there gave me the courage to show up. That woman terrifies me. I can’t face her on my own. You saved me, Sophie. I was in big trouble back there.

– Howl

Howl Quote: “Knowing you’d be there gave me the courage to show up. That woman terrifies me. I can’t face her on my own. You saved me, Sophie. I was in big trouble back there.”

23. “I wonder what Howl disguised himself as? Surely not a crow. Can’t be a pigeon, he’s too flamboyant for that.

– Sophie

Sophie Quote: “I wonder what Howl disguised himself as? Surely not a crow. Can’t be a pigeon, he’s too flamboyant for that.”

24. Howl: There’s no way I’m walking around this place naked! Sophie: You’d look handsome with silver hair.

Howl Quote: “Howl: There’s no way I’m walking around this place naked!”

25. “It was a pleasure meeting you, even if you are my least favourite vegetable! Take care, Turniphead!

– Sophie

Sophie Quote: “It was a pleasure meeting you, even if you are my least favourite vegetable! Take care, Turniphead!”

26. “You who swallowed a falling star, o’ heartless man, your heart shall soon be mine.That can’t be good for the table.

– Howl

Howl Quote: “You who swallowed a falling star, o’ heartless man, your heart shall soon be mine.That can’t be good for the table.”

27. “Interesting things did seem to happen but always to somebody else.

– Sophie

Sophie Quote: “Interesting things did seem to happen but always to somebody else.”

28. “She was once quite beautiful, so I decided to pursue her, then I realized she wasn’t, so then, as usual, I ran away.

– Howl

Howl Quote: “She was once quite beautiful, so I decided to pursue her, then I realized she wasn’t, so then, as usual, I ran away.”

29. “My shining dishonesty will be the salvation of me.

– Diana Wynne Jones

Diana Wynne Jones Quote: “My shining dishonesty will be the salvation of me.”

30. “Nobody’s safe in a wizard’s house

– Calcifer

Calcifer Quote: “Nobody’s safe in a wizard’s house”

31. “Oh, what a pretty fire

– Witch of the Waste

Witch of the Waste Quote: “Oh, what a pretty fire”

32. Letti: Wow! He must have been a wizard then. Sophie: But he was so kind to me. He rescued me, Letti. Letti: Of course he did, he was trying to steal your heart. You were so lucky Sophie, if that wizard were Howl, he would have eaten it. Sophie: No he wouldn’t, Howl only does that to beautiful girls.

33. “That boy is extremely dangerous, his powers are far too great for someone without a heart.

– Madame Suliman

Madame Suliman Quote: “That boy is extremely dangerous, his powers are far too great for someone without a heart.”

34. “It can’t be good for the table.

– Howl

Howl Quote: “It can't be good for the table.”

35. “It looks like your true love is in love with someone else!

– Witch Of The Waste

Witch Of The Waste Quote: “It looks like your true love is in love with someone else!”

36. “Here’s another curse for you – may all your bacon burn.

– Calcifer

Calcifer Quote: “Here’s another curse for you – may all your bacon burn.”

37. “You’re wearing that hat? After all the magic I used to make your dress pretty?

– Howl

Howl Quote: “You’re wearing that hat? After all the magic I used to make your dress pretty?”

38. “What a tacky little hat shop. I’ve never seen such tacky little hats. Yet you are by far the tackiest thing here.

– Witch of the Waste

Witch of the Waste Quote: “What a tacky little hat shop. I’ve never seen such tacky little hats. Yet you are by far the tackiest thing here.”

39. “Doors are very powerful things. Things are different on either side of them.

– Diana Wynne Jones

Diana Wynne Jones Quote: “Doors are very powerful things. Things are different on either side of them.”

40. “What a dump. When I think of castles, it’s not what I picture.

– Sophie

Sophie Quote: “What a dump. When I think of castles, it’s not what I picture.”

41. “One thing you can always count on is that hearts change.

– Prince Justin

Prince Justin Quote: “One thing you can always count on is that hearts change.”

42. “The Witch of the Waste and Madame Sulliman’s dog at my table? What possessed you to let them in my house.

– Howl

Howl Quote: “The Witch of the Waste and Madame Sulliman’s dog at my table? What possessed you to let them in my house.”

43. Sophie: All right Calcifer, let’s get cooking. Calcifer: I don’t cook! I’m a scary and powerful fire demon!

Sophie Quote: “Sophie: All right Calcifer, let's get cooking.”

44. “No, I’m not going away. I’m going to help you break this spell that you’re under.

– Sophie

Sophie Quote: “No, I’m not going away. I’m going to help you break this spell that you’re under.”

45. “They say that the best blaze burns the brightest when circumstances are at their worst.

– Sophie

Sophie Quote: “They say that the best blaze burns the brightest when circumstances are at their worst.”

46. “But I brought it on myself by making a bargain some years ago, and I know I shall never be able to love anyone properly now.

– Howl

Howl Quote: “But I brought it on myself by making a bargain some years ago, and I know I shall never be able to love anyone properly now.”

47. Sophie: Howl, why is the Witch of the Wastes trying to hunt you down? Howl: She was once quite beautiful, so I decided to pursue her, then I realized she wasn’t, so then, as usual, I ran away.

Sophie Quote: “Sophie: Howl, why is the Witch of the Wastes trying to hunt you down?”

48. “After the war, they won’t recall they ever were human.

– Howl

Howl Quote: “After the war, they won’t recall they ever were human.”

49. “Well, the nice thing about being old is you’ve got nothing much to lose.

– Sophie

Sophie Quote: “Well, the nice thing about being old is you’ve got nothing much to lose.”

50. “Don’t be alarmed, but I’m being followed. Act normal.

– Howl

Howl Quote: “Don't be alarmed, but I'm being followed. Act normal.”

51. Sophie: They say that the best blaze burns brightest when circumstances are at their worst. Calcifer: Yeah, but no one really believes that. Come on, let’s be honest.

Sophie Quote: “Sophie: They say that the best blaze burns brightest when circumstances are at their worst.”

52. “He’s calling the spirits of darkness… I saw him do this once before when a girl dumped him!

– Markl

Markl Quote: “He’s calling the spirits of darkness… I saw him do this once before when a girl dumped him!”

53. “Sophie! Sophie! You’re beautiful!

– Howl

Howl Quote: “Sophie! Sophie! You’re beautiful!”

54. Sophie: I’ve never seen a walking castle before! Markl: You won’t see anything if you don’t clean that soot off your face.

Sophie Quote: “Sophie: I’ve never seen a walking castle before!”

55. Sophie: A battleship? Howl: On its way to burn cities and people. Sophie: The enemy’s? Ours? Howl: What difference does it make?

Sophie Quote: “Sophie: A battleship?”

56. “Don’t look at me, I don’t have it, I don’t know what you’re talking about.

– Witch of the Waste

Witch of the Waste Quote: “Don’t look at me, I don’t have it, I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

57. “I’d appreciate it if you wouldn’t torment my friend.

– Howl

Howl Quote: “I’d appreciate it if you wouldn’t torment my friend.”

58. Sophie: So you are going away. Please, Howl. I know I can be of help to you, even though I’m not pretty and all I’m good at is cleaning. Howl: Sophie! Sophie! You’re beautiful! Sophie: Well, the nice thing about being old is you’ve got nothing much to lose.

Sophie Quote: “Sophie: So you are going away. Please, Howl. I know I can be of help to you, even though I'm not pretty and all I'm good at is cleaning.”

59. “This war is terrible, they bomb from the southern coast to the northern border. It’s all in flames now.

– Howl

Howl Quote: “This war is terrible, they bomb from the southern coast to the northern border. It’s all in flames now.”

60. “You shouldn’t keep flying around like that. Soon you won’t be able to turn back into a human.

– Calcifer

Calcifer Quote: “You shouldn’t keep flying around like that. Soon you won’t be able to turn back into a human.”

61. Howl: Calcifer, move the castle sixty miles west. [walks away] Howl: And while you’re at it, make hot water for my bath. Calcifer: Fine, like moving the castle isn’t hard enough!

Howl Quote: “Howl: Calcifer, move the castle sixty miles west.”

62. Howl: You didn’t have to come back, Calcifer. Calcifer: Yeah, I kinda missed you guys, and it looks like it’s gonna rain. Sophie: I missed you too, Calcifer.

Howl Quote: “Howl: You didn't have to come back, Calcifer.”

63. “Howl! I’m sorry, did I come too late? I didn’t mean to make you wait this long. I need you to take me to Calcifer if you can.

– Sophie

Sophie Quote: “Howl! I’m sorry, did I come too late? I didn’t mean to make you wait this long. I need you to take me to Calcifer if you can.”

64. Howl: I’ve got it! Why don’t you go to the palace for me? Sophie: Huh? Howl: Just say that you’re Pendragon’s mother and that your son is such a cowardly wizard he’s too afraid to show his face. Maybe then Madame Suliman will finally give up on me.

Howl Quote: “Howl: I've got it! Why don't you go to the palace for me?”

65. “I didn’t let them in here! Sophie crash landed her plane into my face!

– Calcifer

Calcifer Quote: “I didn’t let them in here! Sophie crash landed her plane into my face!”

66. Sophie: Did you use your magic to make this? Howl: Only a little, just to help the flowers grow.

Sophie Quote: “Sophie: Did you use your magic to make this?”

67. Sophie: Let’s run! Don’t fight them, Howl! Howl: Sorry, I’ve had enough of running away, Sophie. Now I’ve got something I want to protect. It’s you.

Sophie Quote: “Sophie: Let's run! Don't fight them, Howl!”

68. “Standing up to the witch of waste- that’s plucky.

– Witch of the Waste

Witch of the Waste Quote: “Standing up to the witch of waste- that’s plucky.”

69. “I’m just setting things up so all of you can live a comfortable life, Sophie.

– Howl

Howl Quote: “I’m just setting things up so all of you can live a comfortable life, Sophie.”

70. “Why do you get so cold when you’re old? I’m fatter than ever and yet the wind blows right through me!

– Sophie

Sophie Quote: “Why do you get so cold when you’re old? I’m fatter than ever and yet the wind blows right through me!”

71. “This isn’t so bad now, is it? You’re still in good shape, and your clothes finally suit you.

– Sophie

Sophie Quote: “This isn't so bad now, is it? You're still in good shape, and your clothes finally suit you.”

72. Howl: [Quietly amused] Calcifer? You’re being so obedient. Calcifer: Not on purpose! She bullied me! Howl: Not just anybody can do that. [Looks at Sophie] Howl: And you are… who? Sophie: Er, you can just call me Grandma Sophie. I’m your new cleaning lady. I just started work today.

73. “If I give Howl back his heart, what will happen to you?

– Sophie

Sophie Quote: “If I give Howl back his heart, what will happen to you?”

74. “A fickle heart is the only constant in the world.

– Diana Wynne Jones

Diana Wynne Jones Quote: “A fickle heart is the only constant in the world.”

75. “I think we ought to live happily ever after.

– Sophie

Sophie Quote: “I think we ought to live happily ever after.”

76. Calcifer: I’ve got enough on my plate as it is! Howl: What plate? You empty-headed coward!

Howl Quote: “Calcifer: I’ve got enough on my plate as it is!”

77. “It’s not easy being old.

– Sophie

Sophie Quote: “It's not easy being old.”

78. Howl: There you are, sweetheart, sorry I’m late. I was looking everywhere for you. Soldier: Hey, hey! We’re busy here! Howl: Are you really? To me, it looked like the two of you were just leaving.

Howl Quote: “Howl: There you are, sweetheart, sorry I'm late. I was looking everywhere for you.”

79. “Of course I am! No one else does any work around here.

– Calcifer

Calcifer Quote: “Of course I am! No one else does any work around here.”

80. Howl: Wow, Sophie, your hair looks just like starlight. It’s beautiful. Sophie: You think so? So do I!

Howl Quote: “Howl: Wow, Sophie, your hair looks just like starlight. It's beautiful.”
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