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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
rebellion
ᐧ
right
ᐧ
justice
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
humankind
ᐧ
moved
ᐧ
imagining
concepts
03
“Dust is something bad, something wrong, something evil and wicked.”
Philip Pullman
author
His Dark Materials
book
Mrs. Marisa Coulter
ᐧ
Lyra Belacqua
characters
dust
ᐧ
evil
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
the present
ᐧ
not knowing
ᐧ
future
ᐧ
state of mind
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
Lord Asriel
ᐧ
Lyra Belacqua
characters
human beings
ᐧ
sin
ᐧ
destructive
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
world
ᐧ
dreaming
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
fight
ᐧ
cruelty
ᐧ
help
ᐧ
needed
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
being embarrassed
ᐧ
irrelevance
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
powerful
ᐧ
Christianity
ᐧ
convince
ᐧ
mistakes
ᐧ
religion
concepts
13
“Good and evil are names for what people do, not for what they are.”
Philip Pullman
author
His Dark Materials
book
Will Parry
ᐧ
Mary Malone
ᐧ
Lyra Belacqua
characters
evil
ᐧ
good
ᐧ
actions
ᐧ
people
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
wisdom
ᐧ
stupidity
ᐧ
human history
ᐧ
struggle
concepts
15
“So she had passed her childhood, like a half-wild cat.”
Philip Pullman
author
His Dark Materials
book
Lyra Belacqua
character
adventurous
ᐧ
ignorance
ᐧ
childhood
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
Atal
ᐧ
Mary Malone
characters
tales
ᐧ
wise
ᐧ
legend
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
have to build
ᐧ
victory
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
young
ᐧ
anxiety
ᐧ
duty
ᐧ
old
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
liar
ᐧ
imagination
ᐧ
powerful
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
pretend
ᐧ
fate
ᐧ
subjections
concepts
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The Jungle Book
rebellion
right
justice
Lord Asriel
humankind
moved
imagining
Dr. Carne
Mrs. Marisa Coulter
dust
evil
wickedness
Lyra Belacqua
battles
the unknown
war
Serafina Pekkala
universe
intentions
purpose
Jotham Santelia
the present
not knowing
future
Roger Parslow
state of mind
human beings
sin
destructive
world
dreaming
others
Lee Scoresby
fight
cruelty
help
needed
impossible
Mary Malone
being embarrassed
irrelevance
Balthamos
matter
understanding
Will Parry
powerful
Christianity
convince
mistakes
religion
good
actions
people
wisdom
stupidity
Xaphania
human history
struggle
adventurous
ignorance
childhood
tales
wise
Atal
legend
have to build
victory
independence
young
Sir Charles Latrom
anxiety
duty
old
liar
imagination
Juta Kamainen
pretend
fate
subjections
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