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He was a great poet They lamented. No, he was not a great poet, said Theo, He was a good poet, he could have been better. That's the real loss don't you see?

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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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Every man is a hero if he strives more for others than for himself alone.
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Life's a forge - Yes, and hammer and anvil, too. You'll be roasted, smelted, and pounded, and you'll scarce know what's happening to you. But stand proudly to it. Metal's worthless till it is shaped and tempered. More labor than luck. Face the pounding, don't fear the proving and you'll stand well against any hammer and anvil.
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...alas, raising a young lady is a mystery even beyond an enchanter's skill.
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-I'm trying to make myself invisible. -That's an odd thing to attempt.
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Forgive me....I called you an idiot. I spoke too hastily. You are not. Had I given it more thought, I would have called you a scoundrel.
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Most of my books have been written in the form of fantasy.
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If I fret over tomorrow, I'll have little joy today.
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I loved all the world's mythologies.
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A man who claims to be fearless is an idiot or a liar.
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Seize the day, whatever's in it to seize, before something comes along and seizes you.
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Books can truly change our lives: the lives of those who read them, the lives of those who write them. Readers and writers alike discover things they never knew about the world and about themselves.
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The dear girl, I fear, may be contemplating some alarming, disruptive perhaps dangerous project. In which case, I would naturally do all in my power to keep her from any such rash or foolhardy enterprise – unless she wished me to accompany her.
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Shakespeare, Dickens, Mark Twain, and so many others were my dearest friends and greatest teachers.
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My parents were horrified when I told them I wanted to be an author.
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