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Neither refuse to give help when it is needed,... nor refuse to accept it when it is offered.

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Lloyd Alexander
Age: 83 †
Born: 1924
Born: January 30
Died: 2007
Died: May 17
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Lloyd Chudley Alexander
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Accept
Accepting
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Help
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Once you have courage to look upon evil, seeing it for what it is and naming it by its true name, it is powerless against you, and you can destroy it.
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Paradoxically, in fantasy for young people I was able to express my own deepest feelings and attitudes more than I had ever done in writing for adults.
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This much have I learned: A man's life weighs more than glory, and a price paid in blood is a heavy reckoning.
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Thinking is a bit uncomfortable, but you'll get used to it. A matter of time and practice.
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My parents were horrified when I told them I wanted to be an author.
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Every man is a hero if he strives more for others than for himself alone.
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Most cats do not approach humans recklessly. The possibility of concealed weapons, clods or sticks, tend to make them reserved. Homeless cats in particular-with some justification, unfortunately-consider humans their natural enemies. Much ceremony must be observed, and a number of diplomatic feelers put out, before establishing a state of truce.
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