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-He loved her...It was noble of him. It was beautiful. -It was stupid.
Lloyd Alexander
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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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My family pleaded with me to forget literature and do something sensible, such as find some sort of useful work.
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A crown is more discomfort than adornment. If you have learned that, you have already learned much.
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Keep out of this, Lucian said. I'm not smiting anybody. You're showing mercy. Catch-a-Tick nodded. That's heroic, too. But not as good as smiting.
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Seize the day, whatever's in it to seize, before something comes along and seizes you.
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...righteousness [is] always more believable when combined with dreariness.
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-I'm trying to make myself invisible. -That's an odd thing to attempt.
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Fantasy, in addition to being great storytelling, moves us at some unique and profound level. It has, I think, the power of mythology, or ancient dreams we have always and forever shared. In it, we find our real world and our real selves.
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Ever since human beings learned to talk to each other, we've been fascinated with storytelling of every kind. Blessed (or cursed) with insatiable curiosity, we have to know what happens next.
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The only thing a cat worries about is what's happening right now. As we tell the kittens, you can only wash one paw at a time.
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Just because you've seen something doesn't mean you'll stop looking. There's always something you didn't see before.
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Even in a fantasy realm, growing up is accomplished not without cost.
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...alas, raising a young lady is a mystery even beyond an enchanter's skill.
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If writers learn more from their books than do readers, perhaps I may have begun to learn.
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There is truth in all things, if you understand them well.
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Evil cannot be conquered by wishing.
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I can't single out one of my books or characters as a favorite. In the same way that I don't have a favorite kidney, my books are organically all part of myself. I might even say that put all together, the books are one ongoing, developing story - which, not coincidentally, happens to be my own lifestory.
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By all means, cried the bard, his eyes lighting up. A Fflam to the rescue! Storm the castle! Carry it by assault! Batter down the gates! There's not much of it left to storm, said Eilonwy. Oh? said Fflewddur, with disappointment. Very well, we shall do the best we can.
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