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After I saved some money, I quit work and went to a local college.

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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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College

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There is more honor in a field well plowed than in a field steeped in blood.
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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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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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I can't stand people who say 'I told you so.' That's worse than somebody coming up and eating your dinner before you have a chance to sit down.
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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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-He loved her...It was noble of him. It was beautiful. -It was stupid.
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Craftsmanship isn't like water in an earthen pot, to be taken out by the dipperful until it's empty. No, the more drawn out the more remains.
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I only suggest to you: Will you dwell on killing this man? You wish for revenge? If you do, he has already killed you by slow poison. So, let it go. Why waste your time? His life will see to his death.
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You know how chickens are, imagining the world coming to an end one moment, then pecking corn the next.
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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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Are you slow-witted? I'm so sorry for you. It's terrible to be dull and stupid.
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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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Every man is a hero if he strives more for others than for himself alone.
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Eventually, I was sent to Wales and Germany, and after the war, to Paris.
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If we nourish imagination, we nourish everything else.
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A man who claims to be fearless is an idiot or a liar.
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