I had passed through the entire British education system studying literature, culminating in three years of reading English at Oxford, and theyd never told me about something as basic as the importance of point of view in fiction! – Philip Pullman
We are all subject to the fates. But we must act as if we are not, or die of despair. – Philip Pullman
What I couldnt help noticing was that I learned more about the novel in a morning by trying to write a page of one than Id learned in seven years or so of trying to write criticism. – Philip Pullman
True education flowers at the point when delight falls in love with responsibility. – Philip Pullman
The pop world is cool, but I never really thought of myself as part of it or wanting to be a part of it because Im on a label thats not really like that. Theyre not trying to dress me up, theyre not trying to do things like that. I feel like Im sort of separate from that, actually. – Norah Jones