There's some that came here never believing they were dead. They insisted all the way that they were alive, it was a mistake, someone would have to pay; made no difference. There's others who longed to be dead when they were alive, poor souls; lives full of pain or misery; killed themselves for a chance of a blessed rest, and found that nothing had changed except for the worse, and this time there was no escape; you can't make yourself alive again.
Philip PullmanWe have to build the Republic of Heaven where we are, because for us there is no elsewhere.
Philip PullmanIf there is a war to be fought, we donโt consider cost one of the factors in deciding whether or not to fight.
Philip Pullman