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they say that the best blaze burns the brightest when circumstances are at their worst.

Haku, listen. I just remembered something from a long time ago. I think it may help you. Once, when I was little, I dropped my shoe into a river. And when I tried to get it back, I fell in. I thought I’d drown, but the water carried me to shore. It finally came back to me. The river’s name was the Kohaku River.

Howl said, “I think we ought to live happily ever after,” and she thought he meant it. Sophie knew that living happily ever after with Howl would make a good deal more eventful than any story made it sound, though she was determined to try. “It should be hair-raising,” added Howl. “And you’ll exploit me,” Sophie said. “And then you’ll cut up all my suits to teach me,” added Howl.

HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (2004) 

dir. Hayao Miyazaki

“Life is suffering. It is hard. The world is cursed. But still you find reasons to keep living.”

The Forest Spirit gives life and takes life away. Life and death are his alone.