"I stopped believing there was a power of good and a power of evil that were outside us. And I came to believe that good and evil are names for what people do, not for what they are."

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Source : Philip Pullman (2007). “The Amber Spyglass”, Knopf Books for Young Readers

Philip Pullman

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“If 'Mystery Train' is my Nixon book and 'Lipstick Traces' my Reagan book, 'Invisible Republic' is my Bill Clinton book. I really liked Clinton. He made me proud to be part of this country again. For all of his failings, the way he put all that he'd done in jeopardy, I supported him from beginning to end.”
“I just want to make it clear that I admit that that's rapey behavior, but I am not a rapist,”
“Never think that lack of variability is stability. Don't confuse lack of volatility with stability, ever.”
“I love a man in a suit. Men should stay clothed, even if they have nice bodies.”
“What if, along with our 'to do' list, we had a 'to be' list too?”
“I could survive in a Turkish prison, probably.”
“I have no problem with the concept of financial riches, but if you need to change the person you are in order to achieve that, I think you're taking too much of a gamble with your personal happiness.”

Source : Source: music.avclub.com
“The creative impulses of man are always at war with the possessive impulses.”

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