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Two cats can live as cheaply as one, and their owner has twice as much fun
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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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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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My parents were horrified when I told them I wanted to be an author.
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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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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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If I do find pride, I'll not find it in what I was or what I am, but what I may become. Not in my birth, but in myself.
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After I saved some money, I quit work and went to a local college.
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In the race of men is much greed and envy but of truth, little.
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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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Is there not glory enough in living the days given to us? You should know there is adventure in simply being among those we love and the things we love, and beauty, too.
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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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If you want truth you should begin by giving it.
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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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Using the device of an imaginary world allows me in some strange way to go to the central issues - it's one of many ways to express feelings about real people, about real human relationships.
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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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For man to be worthy of any rank, he must strive first to be a man.
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You have a point, said Fronto, and even a poet must occasionally bow to logic.
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Find what you want. I will find you.
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Who but lovers dream alike?
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Even in a fantasy realm, growing up is accomplished not without cost.
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I decided that adventure was the best way to learn about writing.
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