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Lettie is Martha and Sophie’s middle sister. She’s considered the most beautiful, and she’s also the most ambitious—though as the second-born, she’s not destined for greatness. Because of this, when the girls’ father dies, Fanny apprentices Lettie to the local bakery; Lettie will be able to marry and live a mediocre life. However, Lettie and Martha switch places, so Lettie ultimately apprentices with the witch Mrs. Fairfax. Soon after Sophie turns into an old woman, Howl begins courting Lettie—but when Lettie lets on that Sophie is her sister, Howl continues to court her but is really just trying to get information out of her about Sophie. For her part, Lettie is concerned for Sophie’s safety, so she sends Percival, the dog-man, to protect Sophie from Howl. Lettie seems to be in love with Percival, but at the end of the novel, when Percival turns back into the two men who made him up (Prince Justin and Wizard Suliman), Lettie accepts Wizard Suliman’s offer to take her as an apprentice.
Lettie Hatter Quotes in Howl’s Moving Castle
The Howl’s Moving Castle quotes below are all either spoken by Lettie Hatter or refer to Lettie Hatter. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter One
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In the land of Ingary, where such things as seven-league boots and cloaks of invisibility really exist, it is quite a misfortune to be born the eldest of three. Everyone knows you are the one who will fail first, and worst, if the three of you set out to seek your fortunes.
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Chapter Two
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“I never knew!”
“Well, it wasn’t much good going on about it when you were so busy backing Mother up about me making my fortune,” Martha said. “You thought Mother meant it. I did too, until Father died and I saw she was just trying to get rid of us—putting Lettie where she was bound to meet a lot of men and get married off, and sending me as far away as she could! I was so angry I thought, Why not? And I spoke to Lettie and she was just as angry and we fixed it up. We’re fine now.”
Chapter Eight
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“As if I wouldn’t recognize one of my own honey-based spells! But as I said to her at the time, ‘I’m not one to keep anyone against their will and I’d always rather teach someone who wants to learn. Only,’ I said to her, ‘I’ll have no pretense here. You stay as your own self or not at all.’ And it’s worked out very happily, as you see.”
Chapter Nineteen
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But she could not deny that something had been wrong ever since the moving castle moved, or even before that. And it seemed to tie up with the way Sophie seemed so mysteriously unable to face either of her sisters.
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Lettie Hatter Quotes in Howl’s Moving Castle
The Howl’s Moving Castle quotes below are all either spoken by Lettie Hatter or refer to Lettie Hatter. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter One
Quotes
In the land of Ingary, where such things as seven-league boots and cloaks of invisibility really exist, it is quite a misfortune to be born the eldest of three. Everyone knows you are the one who will fail first, and worst, if the three of you set out to seek your fortunes.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter Two
Quotes
“I never knew!”
“Well, it wasn’t much good going on about it when you were so busy backing Mother up about me making my fortune,” Martha said. “You thought Mother meant it. I did too, until Father died and I saw she was just trying to get rid of us—putting Lettie where she was bound to meet a lot of men and get married off, and sending me as far away as she could! I was so angry I thought, Why not? And I spoke to Lettie and she was just as angry and we fixed it up. We’re fine now.”
Chapter Eight
Quotes
“As if I wouldn’t recognize one of my own honey-based spells! But as I said to her at the time, ‘I’m not one to keep anyone against their will and I’d always rather teach someone who wants to learn. Only,’ I said to her, ‘I’ll have no pretense here. You stay as your own self or not at all.’ And it’s worked out very happily, as you see.”
Chapter Nineteen
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But she could not deny that something had been wrong ever since the moving castle moved, or even before that. And it seemed to tie up with the way Sophie seemed so mysteriously unable to face either of her sisters.
