“ My flat's about half a mile away, and you know what I'd like most of all in the world? I'd like a cup of tea. Come on, let's go and put the kettle on. Philip Pullman
“ She wasn't sure what she wanted to do, except that she knew that if she fooled around for long enough, without fretting, or nagging herself, she'd find out. Philip Pullman
“ And at half past nine in the evening at that restaurant table in Portugal, Mary continued, someone gave me a piece of marzipan and it all came back. And I thought: am I really going to spend the rest… Philip Pullman
“ I was aching—all my body was aching for him, and I could tell he felt the same—and we were both almost too shy to move. Almost. But one of us did and then without any interval between—it was like a qu… Philip Pullman
