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If you can't think of what to write, tough luck write anyway.

Philip Pullman

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Philip Pullman
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: October 19
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I am a strong believer in the tyranny, the dictatorship, the absolute authority of the writer.
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And barely ten minutes later the soft sound of wingbeats came to their ears, and Balthamos stood up eagerly. The next moment, the two angels were embracing, and Will, gazing into the flames, saw their mutual affection. More than affection: they loved each other with a passion.
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The idea hovered and shimmered delicately, like a soap bubble, and she dared not even look at it directly in case it burst. But she was familiar with the way of ideas, and she let it shimmer, looking away, thinking about something else.
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