Amazement Quote by Philip Pullman Download Open image ““Lyra had never seen such a sight, never heard such a bellow; it was like a mountain laughing.”” — Philip Pullman ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Amazement Humour Joy Laughing Laughter Leadership Masculinity Mountain Simile Warmth
“Everything means something," Lyra said severely. "We just have to find out how to read it.” — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
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“He said, "Lyra, gal, it won't be long now. When you see that old bear, you tell him Lee went out fighting. And when… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
“As Mary said that, Lyra felt something strange happen to her body. She found a stirring at the roots of her hair: she found… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
“She turned away. Behind them lay pain and death and fear; ahead of them lay doubt, and danger, and fathomless mysteries. But they weren’t… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
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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
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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
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“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
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