You have to work. Did you think you could snap your fingers, and have it as a gift? What is worth having is worth working for. - Philip Pullman

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Engraved portrait of Philip Pullman, facing left

You have to work. Did you think you could snap your fingers, and have it as a gift? What is worth having is worth working for.

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About Philip Pullman

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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