She turned away. Behind them lay pain and death and fear; a… - Philip Pullman

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She turned away. Behind them lay pain and death and fear; ahead of them lay doubt, and danger, and fathomless mysteries. But they weren’t alone.

So Lyra and her dæmon turned away from the world they were born in, and looked toward the sun, and walked into the sky.

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Philip Pullman CBE (born October 19, 1946) is an English writer. He is the best-selling author of His Dark Materials, a trilogy of fantasy novels, and a number of other books.

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Alternative Names: Sir Philip Pullman • Sir Philip Nicholas Outram Pullman

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So Lyra and her daemon turned away from the world they were born in, and looked toward the sun, and walked into the sky.

So Lyra and her dæmon turned away from the world they were born in, and looked towards the sun, and walked into the sky.

Behind them lay pain and death and fear; ahead of them lay doubt, and danger, and fathomless mysteries.

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"She shook her head and whispered, "No. No! That can't be true. Impossible!"

"You think things have to be possible? Things have to be true!

So Lyra and her dæmon turned away from the world they were born in, and looked towards the sun, and walked into the sky.

That's the duty of the old,' said the Librarian, 'to be anxious on the behalf of the young. And the duty of the young is to scorn the anxiety of the old.'

They sat for a while longer, and then parted, for it was late, and they were old and anxious.

She turned away. Behind them lay pain and death and fear; ahead of them lay doubt, and danger, and fathomless mysteries. But they weren’t alone. So … - Philip Pullman

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