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His Dark Materials Quotes
20 of the best book quotes from His Dark Materials
01
“To rebel was right and just, when you considered what the agents of the Authority did in His name.”
Philip Pullman
author
His Dark Materials
book
Lord Asriel
character
justice
ᐧ
rebellion
ᐧ
right
concepts
02
“Men and women are moved by tides much fiercer than you can imagine.”
Philip Pullman
author
His Dark Materials
book
Dr. Carne
character
imagining
ᐧ
moved
ᐧ
humankind
concepts
03
“Dust is something bad, something wrong, something evil and wicked.”
Philip Pullman
author
His Dark Materials
book
Lyra Belacqua
ᐧ
Mrs. Marisa Coulter
characters
evil
ᐧ
dust
ᐧ
wickedness
concepts
04
“All of us . . . are engaged in a war already, although not all of us know it.”
Philip Pullman
author
His Dark Materials
book
Serafina Pekkala
character
battles
ᐧ
the unknown
ᐧ
war
concepts
05
“The universe is full of intentions, you know. Everything happens for a purpose.”
Philip Pullman
author
His Dark Materials
book
Jotham Santelia
ᐧ
Lyra Belacqua
characters
universe
ᐧ
intentions
ᐧ
purpose
concepts
06
“I’d rather not know what’s in the future. I’ll stick to the present.”
Philip Pullman
author
His Dark Materials
book
Roger Parslow
ᐧ
Lyra Belacqua
characters
state of mind
ᐧ
the present
ᐧ
not knowing
ᐧ
future
concepts
07
“Human beings can’t see anything without wanting to destroy it, Lyra. That’s original sin.”
Philip Pullman
author
His Dark Materials
book
Lyra Belacqua
ᐧ
Lord Asriel
characters
destructive
ᐧ
human beings
ᐧ
sin
concepts
08
“Was there only one world, after all, that spent its time dreaming of others?”
Philip Pullman
author
His Dark Materials
book
Lyra Belacqua
character
dreaming
ᐧ
world
ᐧ
others
concepts
09
“The place you fight cruelty is where you find it, and the place you give help is where you see it needed.”
Philip Pullman
author
His Dark Materials
book
Lee Scoresby
character
needed
ᐧ
help
ᐧ
cruelty
ᐧ
fight
concepts
10
“It’s impossible, and if it isn’t impossible, it’s irrelevant, and if it isn’t either of those things, it’s embarrassing.”
Philip Pullman
author
His Dark Materials
book
Mary Malone
character
impossible
ᐧ
irrelevance
ᐧ
being embarrassed
concepts
11
“Dust is only a name for what happens when matter begins to understand itself.”
Philip Pullman
author
His Dark Materials
book
Balthamos
ᐧ
Will Parry
characters
dust
ᐧ
matter
ᐧ
understanding
concepts
12
“The Christian religion is a very powerful and convincing mistake, that’s all.”
Philip Pullman
author
His Dark Materials
book
Lyra Belacqua
ᐧ
Will Parry
ᐧ
Mary Malone
characters
Christianity
ᐧ
powerful
ᐧ
convince
ᐧ
religion
ᐧ
mistakes
concepts
13
“Good and evil are names for what people do, not for what they are.”
Philip Pullman
author
His Dark Materials
book
Lyra Belacqua
ᐧ
Will Parry
ᐧ
Mary Malone
characters
people
ᐧ
evil
ᐧ
good
ᐧ
actions
concepts
14
“All the history of human life has been a struggle between wisdom and stupidity.”
Philip Pullman
author
His Dark Materials
book
Xaphania
ᐧ
Serafina Pekkala
characters
struggle
ᐧ
human history
ᐧ
wisdom
ᐧ
stupidity
concepts
15
“So she had passed her childhood, like a half-wild cat.”
Philip Pullman
author
His Dark Materials
book
Lyra Belacqua
character
childhood
ᐧ
ignorance
ᐧ
adventurous
concepts
16
“Put your foot through the hole in the seedpod where I was playing, and you will become wise.”
Philip Pullman
author
His Dark Materials
book
Mary Malone
ᐧ
Atal
characters
legend
ᐧ
wise
ᐧ
tales
concepts
17
“We have to build the Republic of Heaven where we are.”
Philip Pullman
author
His Dark Materials
book
Will Parry
ᐧ
Lyra Belacqua
characters
victory
ᐧ
have to build
ᐧ
independence
concepts
18
“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
author
His Dark Materials
book
Dr. Carne
ᐧ
Sir Charles Latrom
characters
duty
ᐧ
old
ᐧ
young
ᐧ
anxiety
concepts
19
“Being a practiced liar doesn’t mean you have a powerful imagination. Many good liars have no imagination at all.”
Philip Pullman
author
His Dark Materials
book
Lyra Belacqua
character
imagination
ᐧ
powerful
ᐧ
liar
concepts
20
“We are all subject to the fates. But we must all act as if we are not.”
Philip Pullman
author
His Dark Materials
book
Juta Kamainen
character
subjections
ᐧ
fate
ᐧ
pretend
concepts
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The Jungle Book
justice
Lord Asriel
rebellion
right
Dr. Carne
imagining
moved
humankind
evil
Lyra Belacqua
Mrs. Marisa Coulter
dust
wickedness
battles
the unknown
war
Serafina Pekkala
universe
intentions
purpose
Jotham Santelia
state of mind
the present
not knowing
future
Roger Parslow
destructive
human beings
sin
dreaming
world
others
needed
help
cruelty
fight
Lee Scoresby
Mary Malone
impossible
irrelevance
being embarrassed
Balthamos
matter
understanding
Will Parry
Christianity
powerful
convince
religion
mistakes
people
good
actions
struggle
Xaphania
human history
wisdom
stupidity
childhood
ignorance
adventurous
legend
Atal
wise
tales
victory
have to build
independence
duty
old
young
Sir Charles Latrom
anxiety
imagination
liar
subjections
Juta Kamainen
fate
pretend
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