# Quote — Philip Pullman, The Subtle Knife: His Dark Materials 2

> She soon found the door the alethiometer had told her about. The sign on it said DARK MATTER RESEARCH UNIT, and under it someone had scribbled R.I.P. Another hand had added in pencil DIRECTOR: LAZARUS.
>
> Lyra made nothing of that. She knocked, and a woman's voice said, "Come in."

- Author: [Philip Pullman](https://www.leafyquotes.com/philip-pullman.md)
- Book: [The Subtle Knife: His Dark Materials 2](https://www.leafyquotes.com/philip-pullman/the-subtle-knife-his-dark-materials-2.md)
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