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Paradoxically, in fantasy for young people I was able to express my own deepest feelings and attitudes more than I had ever done in writing for adults.
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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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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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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Every man is a hero if he strives more for others than for himself alone.
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My concern is how we learn to be genuine human beings.
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-He loved her...It was noble of him. It was beautiful. -It was stupid.
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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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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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I know that some readers think (The High King) should have ended differently. I cried for three days afterwards.
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-I'm trying to make myself invisible. -That's an odd thing to attempt.
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There is truth in all things, if you understand them well.
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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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A crown is more discomfort than adornment. If you have learned that, you have already learned much.
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Seize the day, whatever's in it to seize, before something comes along and seizes you.
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