The Broken Bridge Quotes

“Just be yourself. You don't have to put on an act."
"To be myself, I have to put on an act," Ginny said bitterly.
"What's that mean?"
"It means I don't know who I am.”
― Philip Pullman, The Broken Bridge

“Maybe art itself was a kind of voodoo, possessing you, giving you supernatural power, letting you see in the dark.”
― Philip Pullman, The Broken Bridge

“The trouble with kind people is they're not sexy.”
― Philip Pullman, The Broken Bridge

“I don't know where I belong, so I'm free. No one's got a hold on me.”
― Philip Pullman, The Broken Bridge

“وقتی سعی می‌کنی رفتاری دوستانه داشته باشی خود را در معرض دستپاچگی‌های فراوان قرار می‌دهی. شاید بهتر بود آدم خودخواه باشد و بگوید او به درک برود، مگر ما از او دعوت کرده‌ایم که بیاید؟”
― Philip Pullman, The Broken Bridge

“All that ancestor stuff … I mean, I’ve got English ancestors too, haven’t I? It’s no good saying like my ancestors were African, so I’ve got to go back to my roots …. It was my English ancestors who sold my African ancestors into slavery. Where does that leave me? Am I innocent or guilty or what? ‘’
‘You can’t go back’’ Stuart said. ‘’You can only go forward. You can’t forget either. You have to use everything you know.”
― Philip Pullman, The Broken Bridge