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Most of my books have been written in the form of fantasy.
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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Fantasy
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Thinking is a bit uncomfortable, but you'll get used to it. A matter of time and practice.
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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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Find what you want. I will find you.
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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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The point is not to look back, but to look ahead to what you hope still to do.
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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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-He loved her...It was noble of him. It was beautiful. -It was stupid.
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What seems to be love beyond any question is usually a simple case of indigestion.
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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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If writers learn more from their books than do readers, perhaps I may have begun to learn.
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There is truth in all things, if you understand them well.
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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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Even in a fantasy realm, growing up is accomplished not without cost.
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If we nourish imagination, we nourish everything else.
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In the race of men is much greed and envy but of truth, little.
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Fantasy, in addition to being great storytelling, moves us at some unique and profound level. It has, I think, the power of mythology, or ancient dreams we have always and forever shared. In it, we find our real world and our real selves.
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Every man is a hero if he strives more for others than for himself alone.
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A man who claims to be fearless is an idiot or a liar.
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My parents were horrified when I told them I wanted to be an author.
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