Philip Pullman quotes

I stopped believing there was a power of good and a power of evil that were outside us. And I came …I stopped believing there was a power of good and a power of evil that were outside us. And I came to believe that good and evil are names for what people do, not for what they are.

Morality

People are too complicated to have simple …People are too complicated to have simple labels.

People Wisdom Truth Short

You cannot change what you are, only what you …You cannot change what you are, only what you do.

Change Life Action

We don't need a list of rights and wrongs, tables of dos and don'ts: we need books, time, and …We don't need a list of rights and wrongs, tables of dos and don'ts: we need books, time, and silence. 'Thou shalt not' is soon forgotten, but 'Once upon a time' lasts forever.

Inspirational Book

After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the …After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.

Book

When you choose one way out of many, all the ways you don't take are snuffed out like candles, as …When you choose one way out of many, all the ways you don't take are snuffed out like candles, as if they'd never existed.

Philosophy Choice

I have stolen ideas from every book I have ever …I have stolen ideas from every book I have ever read.

Idea Book Writing

I don't profess any religion; I don't think it's possible that there is a God; I have the greatest …I don't profess any religion; I don't think it's possible that there is a God; I have the greatest difficulty in understanding what is meant by the words 'spiritual' or 'spirituality.'

Difficulty Possibility Spirituality Sarcasm






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