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Perhaps some particles move backward in time; perhaps the future affects the past in some way we don't understand; or perhaps the universe is simply more aware than we are. There are many things we haven't yet learned how to read.

— Philip Pullman Lyra's Oxford (2003)

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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)

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