Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Philip Pullman
English writer, best known for His Dark Materials
Sir Philip Nicholas Outram Pullman is an English writer, best known for the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials. He is a contemporary author whose work has reached a wide readership, with 119 quotes on this site. His Dark Materials began with Northern Lights in 1995, which won the Carnegie Medal and later the "Carnegie of Carnegies". The third volume, The Amber Spyglass, won the Whitbread Award. He later began the companion trilogy The Book of Dust in 2017, and its final novel, The Rose Field, was published in October 2025.
More from Philip Pullman (119 quotes) →Other sayings from Philip Pullman
- “To be sure, there's a warm passion behind what you say. But if you give in to that passion, friends, you're d…”Philip Pullman
- “Stories don’t teach us to be good; it isn’t as simple as that. They show us what it feels like to be good, or…”Philip Pullman
- “And I came to believe that good and evil are names for what people do, not for what they are. All we can say…”Philip Pullman
- “What I do say is that I can write verse, and that the writing of verse in strict form is the best possible tr…”Philip Pullman
More Storytelling quotes
- “I love an action sequence that's not just purely about the rollercoaster of it, but a sequence that allows th…”Gareth Evans
- “To be honest, writing comics is a dream come true - the form is unparalleled and is home to some of the most…”Adam Christopher
- “Most of what we say about ourselves is a wonderful piece of storytelling.”Simon McBurney
Inspiration: more sayings
- “Practice form, recognize forms, hone your natural gift, and let everything you experience teach you to never…”James Emlund
- “My inspiration for songs is just everyday life. I just write down words about things that have happened to me…”Paolo Nutini
- “Let your Creed be to do a Good Deed. When your Focus is on your Need instead of your Greed, you will succeed.”RVM
READ THE SOURCE
Books by Philip Pullman
Northern Lights
1999
The Subtle Knife
2002
The Amber Spyglass
2001
His Dark Materials
2007
The ruby in the smoke (Sally Lockhart #1)
1985