75 quotes
It tells you the truth. As for how to read it, you'll have to learn by yourself.
Northern Lights (1995)
Everything has a meaning, if only we could read it.
Lyra's Oxford (2003)
This edge," said Giacomo Paradisi, touching the steel with the handle of a spoon, "will cut through any material in the world.
The Subtle Knife (1997)
Argue with anything else, but don't argue with your own nature.
The Subtle Knife (1997)
Every little increase in human freedom has been fought over ferociously between those who want us to know more and be wiser and stronger, and those who want us to obey and be humble and submit.
The Subtle Knife (1997)
If you're the bearer of the knife, you have a task that's greater than you can imagine.
The Subtle Knife (1997)
Your dæmon can only live its full life in the world it was born in. Elsewhere it will eventually sicken and die.
The Amber Spyglass (2000)
If they live in the world, they should see and touch and hear and learn things.
The Amber Spyglass (2000)
In Lyra’s heart, revulsion struggled with compassion, and compassion won.
Northern Lights (1995)
I don’t suppose that was a good thing for them to say. You might not have believed in angels.
The Amber Spyglass (2000)
Lyra and her dæmon moved through the darkening hall, taking care to keep to one side, out of sight of the kitchen.
Northern Lights (1995)
You haven't got the choice," said the old man. "You are the bearer now.
The Subtle Knife (1997)
You cannot change what you are, only what you do.
Northern Lights (1995)
I hold the subtle knife on behalf of the Guild.
The Subtle Knife (1997)
“She is the goddess of the dead. She comes to you smiling and kindly, and you know it is time to die.”
Northern Lights (1995)
I'm trying to write a book about what it means to be human, to grow up, to suffer and learn.
Tell them stories. They need the truth. You must tell them true stories, and everything will be well, just tell them stories.
The Amber Spyglass (2000)
"Now," said Giacomo Paradisi, "here you are, take the knife, it is yours."
The Subtle Knife (1997)
Lord Asriel is just a man, with human power, no more than that. But his ambition is limitless. He dares to do what men and women don't even dare to think.
The Subtle Knife (1997)
All that was left was the sweetness of that feeling, and the injunction to tell them stories.
The Amber Spyglass (2000)