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The Amber Spyglass
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"The Amber Spyglass" Quotes

The Amber Spyglass: Lyra and Will journey to the land of the dead to save it from the forces of darkness.

Quotes

I stopped being a child when I put away childish things.

Philip Pullman

maturity

I think it's what we do that matters in the end. Not what we are.

Philip Pullman

actionidentity

I will love you forever; whatever happens. Till I die and after I die, and when I find my way out of the land of the dead, I'll drift about forever, all my atoms, till I find you again.

Philip Pullman

loveeternity

I used to see things as either right or wrong, but now I see the possibilities.

Philip Pullman

perspectivegrowth

No one expects to be trusted. Trust is something you earn.

Philip Pullman

trust

I'm going to tell you something important. Grown-ups don't look like grown-ups on the inside either. Outside, they're big and thoughtless and they always know what they're doing. Inside, they look just like they always have. Like they did when they were your age. The truth is, there aren't any grown-ups. Not one, in the whole wide world.

Philip Pullman

maturityperspective

We have to be all those difficult things like cheerful and kind and curious and patient, and we've got to study and think and work hard, all of us, in all our different worlds, and then we'll build... The Republic of Heaven.

Philip Pullman

hard workhope

When we're parted, we'll be used to being apart. But we'll miss each other, and we'll write, and we'll look forward to being together again. It'll be like it was for the last month, only longer and better.

Philip Pullman

longingseparation

It's the story of a boy and his daemon, and a girl who is a witch, and a great battle against the forces of Authority.

Philip Pullman

adventurestruggle

To be continued, and continued, and continued... That's the only way.

Philip Pullman

perseverancehope