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“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
“Therefore, even more than at the times fairy tales were invented, it is important to provide the modern child with images of heroes who have to go out into the world all by themselves and who, although originally ignorant of the ultimate things, find secure places in the world by following their right way with deep inner confidence.”
― The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales
― The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales
“The child intuitively comprehends that although these stories are unreal, they are not untrue ...”
― The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales
― The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales
“But a knife ain't just a thing, is it? It's a choice, it's something you do. A knife says yes or no, cut or not, die or don't. A knife takes a decision out of your hand and puts it in the world and it never goes back again. ”
― The Knife of Never Letting Go
― The Knife of Never Letting Go
“I'll be looking for you, Will, every moment, every single moment. And when we do find each other again, we'll cling together so tight that nothing and no one'll ever tear us apart. Every atom of me and every atom of you... We'll live in birds and flowers and dragonflies and pine trees and in clouds and in those little specks of light you see floating in sunbeams... And when they use our atoms to make new lives, they wont' just be able to take one, they'll have to take two, one of you and one of me, we'll be joined so tight...”
― His Dark Materials - The Trilogy: The Golden Compass / The Subtle Knife / The Amber Spyglass
― His Dark Materials - The Trilogy: The Golden Compass / The Subtle Knife / The Amber Spyglass
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