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

Quote by Philip Pullman

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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...

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...

Argue with anything else, but don't argue with your own nature.

Argue with anything else, but don't argue with your own nature.

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;...

Everything has a meaning, if only we could read it.

Everything has a meaning, if only we could read it.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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...

Being in love was like China: you knew it was there, and no doubt it...

Being in love was like China: you knew it was there, and no doubt it...

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...

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...

The liberties of our country, the freedoms of our civil Constitution are worth defending at...

The liberties of our country, the freedoms of our civil Constitution are worth defending at...

The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins

The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins

Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants

Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants