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Shakespeare, Dickens, Mark Twain, and so many others were my dearest friends and greatest teachers.
Lloyd Alexander
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Lloyd Alexander
Age: 83 †
Born: 1924
Born: January 30
Died: 2007
Died: May 17
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Lloyd Chudley Alexander
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At the end of knowledge, wisdom begins, and at the end of wisdom, there is not grief...but hope
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...alas, raising a young lady is a mystery even beyond an enchanter's skill.
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The Prydain Companion is more than a quick reference or handy glossary, though it is all of that as well. Instructive, certainly. But, like any good companion, a pleasure to be with over a long period of time.
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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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If you want truth you should begin by giving it.
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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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I decided that adventure was the best way to learn about writing.
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He will not succeed in this, Taran said. Somehow, we must find a way to escape. We dare not lose hope. I agree absolutely, Fflewddur answered. Your general idea is excellent it's only the details that are lacking.
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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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If the pull of the outside world is strong, there is also a pull towards the human. The cat may disappear on its own errands, but sooner or later, it returns once again for a little while, to greet us with its own type of love.
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Most of my books have been written in the form of fantasy.
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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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A man who claims to be fearless is an idiot or a liar.
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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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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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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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You must know nothing before you can learn something, and be empty before you can be filled. Is not the emptiness of the bowl what makes it useful? As for laws, a parrot can repeat them word for word. Their spirit is something else again. As for governing, one must first be lowest before being highest.
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-He loved her...It was noble of him. It was beautiful. -It was stupid.
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Evil cannot be conquered by wishing.
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There is more honor in a field well plowed than in a field steeped in blood.
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