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Charles realized that if he were going to apologize to Chrestomanci, he had better do it at once. He turned around to say it. But the folds had already rippled flat and nothing was the same anymore....Diana Wynne Jones
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Mr. Crossley suddenly wondered why he was why he was worrying about the note. It was only a joke, after all. He cleared his throat. Everyone looked up hopefully. 'Somebody, ' said Mr. Crossley, 'seems to have sent me a Halloween message.' And he read out the note: 'SOMEONE IN THIS CLASS IS A WITCH.'6B thought this was splendid news. Hands shot up all over the room like a bed of beansprouts.' It's me, Mr. Crossley! ''Mr. Crossley, I'm the witch! '' Can I be the witch, Mr. Crossley?''Me, Mr. Crossley, me, me, me! .Diana Wynne Jones
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Before long, everyone was giving him answers, and feeling a little superior, because it was really remarkable the number of things Chrestomanci seemed not to know. He had heard of Hitler, though he asked Brian to refresh his memory about him, but he had only the haziest notion about Gandhi or Einstein, and he had never heard of Walt Disney or reggae.Diana Wynne Jones
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When you grow up to be an author and write books, you'll think you're making the books up, but they'll all really be true, somewhere.Diana Wynne Jones