“The idea hovered and shimmered delicately, like a soap bubble, and she dared not even look at it directly in case it burst. But she was familiar with the way of ideas, and she let it shimmer, looking away, thinking about something else.”
― The Golden Compass
― The Golden Compass
“If we are inspired only by literature that reflects our own interests, all reading becomes a form of narcissism.”
― How to Read Literature
― How to Read Literature
“You carry on. That's what he'd always done. That's the task that comes with surviving, whether you deserve to live or not. You remember the dead as best you can. You say some words for them. Then you carry on, and you hope for better.”
― The Blade Itself
― The Blade Itself
“One moment several things are possible, the next moment only one happens, and the rest don't exist. Except that other worlds have sprung into being, on which the did happen.”
― The Golden Compass
― The Golden Compass
“I never saw men act with such ignorance, violence and self-serving malice as when energised by a just cause.”
― Best Served Cold
― Best Served Cold
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