I don't expect Christians to see God as a metaphor, but that's what he is. Perhaps it might be clearer to call… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
She had asked: What is he? A friend or an enemy? The alethiometer answered: He is a murderer. When she saw the… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
Thou shalt not' might reach the head, but it takes 'Once upon a time' to reach the heart. — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
What work do I have to do then?" said Will, but went on at once, "No, on second thought, don't tell me.… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
As Jane Austen might have put it: It is a truth universally acknowledged that young protagonists in search of adventure must ditch… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
The state of mind which I put myself when I tell a story is one in which superstition flourishes very easily. And I welcome… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
Religion grants its adherents malign, intoxicating and morally corrosive sensations. Destroying intellectual freedom is always evil, but only religion makes doing evil feel quite… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
We don't need lists of rights and wrongs, tables of do's and don'ts: we need books, time, and silence. Thou shalt not is soon… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
All the stories of the Bible that I know came to me first from my grandfather's lips... He would see stories in everything. He… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
What I do say is that I can write verse, and that the writing of verse in strict form is the best possible training… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
“Middlemarch is a novel that is diminished by being put on the screen. It can't help but be, because so much of what we… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
I have maintained a passionate interest in education, which leads me occasionally to make foolish and ill-considered remarks alleging that not everything is well… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
And think what worrying does: has anyone ever added a single hour to the length of his life by worrying about it? — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
“The question authors get asked more than any other is "Where do you get your ideas from?" And we all find a way of… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
“We are all subject to the fates. But we must all act as if we are not,” said the witch, “or die of despair.… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
