Tell them stories. They need the truth you must tell them true stories, and everything will be well, just tell them stories.
Philip PullmanAnd then what?" said her daemon sleepily. "Build what?" "The Republic of Heaven," said Lyra.
Philip PullmanIt does not make sense. It cannot exist. It's impossible, and if it isn't impossible, it's irrelevant, and if it isn't either of those things, it's embarrassing.
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