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It tells you the truth. As for how to read it, you'll have to learn by yourself.

— Philip Pullman Northern Lights (1995)

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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)

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