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  1. Philip Pullman _ La Belle Sauvage

    Its purpose was to defend democracy in this country, first of all. Then to defend the principles of freedom of thought and expression."
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  2. Philip Pullman _ La Belle Sauvage

    with no more weight than a shadow.
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  3. Philip Pullman _ La Belle Sauvage

    because the pleasure of knowing secrets was doubled by telling them to people.
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  4. Philip Pullman _ La Belle Sauvage

    One hears all sorts of things. The question is whether they matter.
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  5. Philip Pullman _ La Belle Sauvage

    If that was Tom Simms," said Audrey, "I'd say he was probably drunk and his mermaid was a porpoise.
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  6. Philip Pullman _ La Belle Sauvage

    What a stupid exercise," said her dæmon after five minutes. "Words belong in contexts, not pegged out like biological specimens.
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  7. Philip Pullman _ La Belle Sauvage

    Did you seriously think for one moment," she said, sounding fierce now, "that I would let this little baby, who has been given into our care, be taken away by three strangers on the strength of a single piece of paper? Three men who practically forced their way into this holy building without any invitation? Who frightened the oldest and the least well of us with threats and weapons-yes, weapons-waving your guns in her face? Who do you think you are? What do you think this place is? The sisters have been giving care and hospitality here for eight hundred years. Think what that means. Am I going to abandon all our holy obligations because three bullies in uniform come shouldering their way in and try to frighten us? And for a helpless baby not six months old? Now go. Get out and don't come back."
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  8. Philip Pullman _ La Belle Sauvage

    Was I wrong?" "Yes, of course. But you had no choice." "I must have." "No, you had to do it. If you hadn't done it, you'd have felt feeble." "It shouldn't be about how we feel-guilty, feeble-" "No, and it isn't. It's about wrong and less wrong. Bad and less bad. This is about as good a cover as anyone could find. Leave it at that.
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  9. Philip Pullman _ La Belle Sauvage

    Malcolm drew back towards the wall. The customer who'd spoken was called George Boatwright, a high-coloured and truculent boatman whom Mr Polstead had had to throw out of the Trout half a dozen times; but he was a fair man, and he'd never spoken roughly to Malcolm. The silence in the bar now was profound, and even customers in other parts of the inn had become aware that something was happening, and had come to the doorway to watch
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  10. Philip Pullman _ La Belle Sauvage

    If I told you half of what he's done to keep us alive and safe, well, you wouldn't imagine it could be true.
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  11. Philip Pullman _ La Belle Sauvage

    She had been hurt too when they pulled apart; one day, perhaps, they'd be able to talk about it....
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  12. Philip Pullman _ La Belle Sauvage

    Nothing is just anything.
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