For a long time I thought I was a poet, but that's a high title to claim.

Quote by Philip Pullman

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I have maintained a passionate interest in education, which leads me occasionally to make foolish...

I have maintained a passionate interest in education, which leads me occasionally to make foolish...

One curious thing about growing up is that you don't only move forward in time;...

One curious thing about growing up is that you don't only move forward in time;...

My only real claim to anyone's attention lies in my writing.

My only real claim to anyone's attention lies in my writing.

That's the duty of the old, to be anxious on behalf of the young. And...

That's the duty of the old, to be anxious on behalf of the young. And...

What I do say is that I can write verse, and that the writing of...

What I do say is that I can write verse, and that the writing of...

We don't need lists of rights and wrongs, tables of do's and don'ts: we need...

We don't need lists of rights and wrongs, tables of do's and don'ts: we need...

For a human being, nothing comes naturally. We have to learn everything we do.

For a human being, nothing comes naturally. We have to learn everything we do.

Men pass in front of our eyes like butterflies, creatures of a brief season. We...

Men pass in front of our eyes like butterflies, creatures of a brief season. We...

And before I'd got to the end of the first paragraph, I'd come up slap...

And before I'd got to the end of the first paragraph, I'd come up slap...

If you can't think of what to write, tough luck; write anyway. If you can...

If you can't think of what to write, tough luck; write anyway. If you can...

I had passed through the entire British education system studying literature, culminating in three years...

I had passed through the entire British education system studying literature, culminating in three years...

For that reason you can't write with music playing, and anyone who says he can...

For that reason you can't write with music playing, and anyone who says he can...

What I couldn't help noticing was that I learned more about the novel in a...

What I couldn't help noticing was that I learned more about the novel in a...

Adam and Eve are like imaginary numbers, like the square root of minus one... If...

Adam and Eve are like imaginary numbers, like the square root of minus one... If...

True education flowers at the point when delight falls in love with responsibility.

True education flowers at the point when delight falls in love with responsibility.

Adam and Eve are like imaginary number, like the square root of minus one... If...

Adam and Eve are like imaginary number, like the square root of minus one... If...

When you look at organized religion of whatever sort whether it's Christianity in all its...

When you look at organized religion of whatever sort whether it's Christianity in all its...

So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish...

So long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish...

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within

The worst form of tyranny the world has ever known the tyranny of the weak...

The worst form of tyranny the world has ever known the tyranny of the weak...