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Once you have courage to look upon evil, seeing it for what it is and naming it by its true name, it is powerless against you, and you can destroy it.
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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Are you slow-witted? I'm so sorry for you. It's terrible to be dull and stupid.
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My parents were horrified when I told them I wanted to be an author.
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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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