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For man to be worthy of any rank, he must strive first to be a man.

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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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Men
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Life's a forge - Yes, and hammer and anvil, too. You'll be roasted, smelted, and pounded, and you'll scarce know what's happening to you. But stand proudly to it. Metal's worthless till it is shaped and tempered. More labor than luck. Face the pounding, don't fear the proving and you'll stand well against any hammer and anvil.
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A crown is a pitiless master, harsher than the staff of a pig-keeper while a staff bears up, a crown weighs down, beyond the strength of any man to wear it lightly.
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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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Story, finally, is humanity's autobiography.
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Seize the day, whatever's in it to seize, before something comes along and seizes you.
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After I saved some money, I quit work and went to a local college.
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The point is not to look back, but to look ahead to what you hope still to do.
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She had no particular breed in mind, no unusual requirements. Except the special sense of mutual recognition that tells dog and human they have both come to the right place.
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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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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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If life is a loom, the pattern you weave is not so easily unraveled.
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My parents were horrified when I told them I wanted to be an author.
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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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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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If I fret over tomorrow, I'll have little joy today.
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If you want truth you should begin by giving it.
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I know that some readers think (The High King) should have ended differently. I cried for three days afterwards.
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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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A crown is more discomfort than adornment. If you have learned that, you have already learned much.
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