And before I’d got to the end of the first paragraph, I’d come up slap bang against a fundamental problem — Philip Pullman
Being in love was like china: you knew it was there, and no doubt it was very interesting — Philip Pullman
For that reason you can’t write with music playing, and anyone who says he can is either writing badly — Philip Pullman
One curious thing about growing up is that you don’t only move forward in time; you move backwards as well — Philip Pullman
That’s the duty of the old, to be anxious on behalf of the young. And the duty of the young is to scorn the anxiety of the old. — Philip Pullman
We don’t need lists of rights and wrongs, tables of do’s and don’ts: we need books, time, and silence. — Philip Pullman
What I couldn’t help noticing was that I learned more about the novel in a morning by trying — Philip Pullman
What I do say is that I can write verse, and that the writing of verse in strict form is the best — Philip Pullman