More quotes by Philip Pullman

"I am a strong believer in the tyranny, the dictatorship, the absolute authority of the writer."
"We don’t need a list of rights and wrongs, tables of dos and don’ts: we need books, time, and silence. Thou shalt not is soon forgotten, but Once upon a time lasts forever."
"I am a religious person, although I am not a believer."
"After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world."
"I don't profess any religion; I don't think it’s possible that there is a God; I have the greatest difficulty in understanding what is meant by the words ‘spiritual’ or ‘spirituality.'[Interview, The New Yorker, Dec. 26, 2005]"