Men pass in front of our eyes like butterflies, creatures of a brief season. We love them; they are brave, proud, beautiful, clever; and they die almost at once. They die so soon that our hearts are continually racked with pain. Philip Pullman beautifulbravebutterfly share on social
Adam and Eve are like imaginary numbers, like the square root of minus one... If you include it in your equation, you can calculate all manners of things, which cannot be imagined without it. Philip Pullman adamcalculateequation Change image and share on social
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 anxietyanxiousbehalf Change image and share on social
One curious thing about growing up is that you don't only move forward in time; you move backwards as well, as pieces of your parents' and grandparents' lives come to you. Philip Pullman backwardscuriousforward Change image and share on social
I have maintained a passionate interest in education, which leads me occasionally to make foolish and ill-considered remarks alleging that not everything is well in our schools. Philip Pullman allegeconsidereducation Change image and share on social
For a long time I thought I was a poet, but that's a high title to claim. Philip Pullman claimhighlong Change image and share on social
My only real claim to anyone's attention lies in my writing. Philip Pullman attentionclaimlie Change image and share on social
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. Philip Pullman bookdon'tsforever Change image and share on social
