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| Chapter 19 (Lyra and her Death) "I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end" (William Blake) From "Poison Tree". Chapter 20 (Climbing) "I gained it so - By Climbing slow - By Catching at the Twigs that grow Between the Bliss - and me -" (Emily Dickinson) Chapter 21 (The Harpies) "But I hate things all fiction... there should always be some foundation of fact..." (Byron) Written by Lord Byron to his publisher, continues as follows, "...foundation of fact for the most airy fabris and pure invention is but the talent of a liar." Chapter 22 (The Whisperers) "Thick as Autumnal Leaves that strow the Brooks In VALLOMBROSA, where th' ETRURIAN shades High overarch't inbowr..." (John Milton) Paradise Lost, book 1. Chapter 23 (No way out) "You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (St. John) Chapter 24 (Mrs. Coutler in Geneva) "As in the mother, so is her daughter" (Ezekiel, 16:44) Chapter 25 (Saint-Jean-les-Eaux) "A bracelet of bright hair about the bone" (John Donne) Found in "The Relic". Chapter 26 (The Abyss) "The Sun has left his blackness, and has found a fresher morning, And the fair Moon rejoices in the clear and cloudless night..." (William Blake) Found in America: A Prophecy. Chapter 27 (The Platform) "My soul into the boughs does glide; There like a bird it sits and sings, Then whets, and combs its silver wings..." (Andrew Marvell From "The Garden". Chapter 28 (Midnight) "For many times I have been half in love with easeful Death" (John Keats) From "The Nightingale". |
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| Quotes From the UK Edition of The Amber Spyglass Notes- These quotes appear at the beginning of each chapter of the UK edition of The Amber Spyglass. Anything written in green is information I added to help you locate the quotes. Soon I'll add links to more information about the quotes and the complete texts where possible. |