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Quote by Philip Pullman

“Children are not less intelligent than adults; what they are is less informed.”

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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

“When you do your research write down whatever interests you. Whatever stimulates your imagination. Whatever seems important. A story is built like a stone wall. Not all the stones will fit. Some will have to be discarded. Some broken and reshaped. When you finish the wall it may not look exactly like the wall you envisioned, but it will keep the livestock in and the predators out. (pg. 144)”

Writing Looks May Important Stories Seems Interest Imagination Broken Wall Fit Research Built Stones Predator Discarded Livestock Stone Walls

Author:Roland Smith

“...a genuine work of art, can never be false, nor can it be discredited through the lapse of time, for it does not present an opinion but the thing itself.”

Doe Art Opinion Genuine Works Of Art Lapses

Book:The World as Will and Idea

Source: The World as Will and Idea

“the brut first knows death when it dies, but man draws consciously nearer to it every hour that he lives; and this makes his life at times a questionable good even to him who has not recognised this character of constant anaihilation in the whole of life.”

Knows Men Firsts Whole Character Dies Hours Draws Constant Questionable

Book:The World as Will and Idea 1: Top of Schopenhauer

Source: The World as Will and Idea 1: Top of Schopenhauer

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