What I do say is that I can write verse, and that the writing of verse in strict form is the best possible training for writing good prose. Philip Pullman formgoodprose Change image and share on social
If you can't think of what to write, tough luck; write anyway. If you can think of lots more when you've finished the three pages, don't write it; it'll be that much easier to get going next day. Philip Pullman dayeasyfinish Change image and share on social
What I couldn't help noticing was that I learned more about the novel in a morning by trying to write a page of one than I'd learned in seven years or so of trying to write criticism. Philip Pullman criticismlearnmorning Change image and share on social
For that reason you can't write with music playing, and anyone who says he can is either writing badly, or not listening to the music, or lying. You need to hear what you're writing, and for that you need silence. Philip Pullman badlyhearlie share on social
Everything has a meaning, if only we could read it. Philip Pullman meanread Change image and share on social
Argue with anything else, but don't argue with your own nature. Philip Pullman arguenature 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
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
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
