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Quote by Philip Pullman

“I am a strong believer in the tyranny, the dictatorship, the absolute authority of the writer.”

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Philip Pullman is a British film writer known for his adaptations of literary works. Born in October 1946, he is a prolific writer who has adapted several renowned novels into film scripts. more

“i want to hear what's happened to you," she said evenly after a while. she gestured in the direction, down river, of the butcher shop. "it's just that there is nowhere else to start," she said gently. "niether of us is the same. but i'm different because of small, good, manageable things. you're different because ... things i don't know.”

Knows Want Said Different Happened Rivers Shops Butchers Manageable

Author:Louise Erdrich

“I never had a particularly strong craving to procreate, except for earlier fantasies of wanting to be Marmee in Little Women.”

Littles Strong Fantasy Craving Little Women

Author:Anne Lamott

“The mix in our rooms is so touching: the clutter and the cracks in the wall belie a bleakness or brokenness in our lives; while photos and a few rare objects show our pride, our rare shining moments ... these rooms are future ruins”

Moments Shows Rooms Our Lives Objects Wall Pride Shining Ruins Cracks Touching Brokenness Clutter Bleakness

Book:Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Source: Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

“There was a moment there when it was getting really bad and everyone was being let go. I was, like, 'Can I get fired, please? Can I move on with my life?'”

Moments Moving Please Letting Go

Author:Michelle Branch

“and realized that death was not only a permanent probability, as he had always believed, but an immediate reality.”

Reality Permanent Probability

Book:Love in the Time of Cholera

Source: Love in the Time of Cholera

“Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.”

“As for what it's against - the story is against those who pervert and misuse religion, or any other kind of doctrine with a holy book and a priesthood and an apparatus of power that wields unchallengeable authority, in order to dominate and suppress human freedoms.”

Humans Kind Book Stories Order Holy Authority Doctrine Priesthood Misuse Human Freedom Holy Books

Author:Philip Pullman

“Far off in the red mangroves an alligator has heaved himself onto a hummock of grass and lies there, studying his poems.”

Lying Study Red Grass Alligators

Author:Mary Oliver

“Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don't always like.”

Littles Humor Fate Strange Filled Odd Restaurants Simile I Hate You Waiter Fate Destiny Fate And Destiny Series Of Unfortunate Events

Author:Daniel Handler

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