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Most of my books have been written in the form of fantasy.

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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
Fantasy
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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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My family pleaded with me to forget literature and do something sensible, such as find some sort of useful work.
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My concern is how we learn to be genuine human beings.
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My parents were horrified when I told them I wanted to be an author.
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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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Even in a fantasy realm, growing up is accomplished not without cost.
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After I saved some money, I quit work and went to a local college.
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Shakespeare, Dickens, Mark Twain, and so many others were my dearest friends and greatest teachers.
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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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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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Ever since human beings learned to talk to each other, we've been fascinated with storytelling of every kind. Blessed (or cursed) with insatiable curiosity, we have to know what happens next.
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There is more honor in a field well plowed than in a field steeped in blood.
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-He loved her...It was noble of him. It was beautiful. -It was stupid.
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Seize the day, whatever's in it to seize, before something comes along and seizes you.
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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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For man to be worthy of any rank, he must strive first to be a man.
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Keep out of this, Lucian said. I'm not smiting anybody. You're showing mercy. Catch-a-Tick nodded. That's heroic, too. But not as good as smiting.
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Story, finally, is humanity's autobiography.
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I decided that adventure was the best way to learn about writing.
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Two cats can live as cheaply as one, and their owner has twice as much fun
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