Philip Pullman said this quote
“ The children will come to no harm.Except for the older ones. Like that poor kid down there.Mr. Scoresby, that is the way this world works. And if you want to put an end to cruelty and injustice, you must take me farther on. I have a job to do.Seems to me— Lee said, feeling for the words, seems to me the place you fight cruelty is where you find it, and the place you give help is where you see it needed. ”