Everything means something.

“Lonely? I don't know. They tell me this is cold. I don't know what cold is, bec…”

“And Pantalaimon didn't ask why, because he knew; and he didn't ask whether Lyra…”

“A few minutes after he arrived, Lee was talking to a group of astronomers eager…”

“I don't profess any religion; I don't think it’s possible that there is a God; …”