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Find what you want. I will find you. (Lloyd Alexander)
Any fool can tell a story. Take a few odds and ends of things that happen to you, dress them up, shuffle them about, add a dash of excitement, a little color, and there you have it. View quote
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Books can truly change our lives: the lives of those who read them, the lives of those who write them. Readers and writers alike discover things they never knew about the world and about themselves. View quote
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The journey is the treasure. View quote
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Indeed, the more we find to love, the more we add to the measure of our hearts. View quote
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If a storyteller worried about the facts - my dear Lucian, how could he ever get at the truth? View quote
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A taste for adventure is by no means a masculine monopoly. View quote
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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... View quote
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Well, that is one of the three foundations of learning: see much, study much, suffer much. View quote
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I don't even know who I am." "In a way," answered Gwydion, "that is something we must all discover for ourselves. View quote
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But I'm Pharaoh,” Neter-Khet said. "I'm supposed to give orders.” "That doesn't mean anything to a cat,” said Jason. "Didn't anybody ever tell you? "Nobody tells me,” Neter-Khet said. "I tell them. Besides, they were my cats, weren't they?” "In a way they were,” Jason said, "and in a way they weren't. A cat can belong to you, but you can't own him. There's a difference. (Lloyd Alexander)
Count yourself lucky,” the potter went on, "that you have understood this now and not spent your years in vain hope. This much have you learned, and no learning is wasted. View quote
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It is not the trappings that make the prince, nor, indeed, the sword that makes the warrior. View quote
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Are these signs of hope, or do we deceive ourselves by wishing them to be? View quote
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We're neither good nor evil. We're simply interested in things as they are. View quote
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The task counts more than the one who does it. View quote
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It is easy to judge evil unmixed,” replied Gwydion. "But, alas, in most of us good and bad are closely woven as the threads on a loom; greater wisdom than mine is needed for the judging. View quote
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This is a place of peace," Medwyn said, "and therefore not suitable for men, at least, not yet. View quote
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That's another thing about emperors-and regents,” Gareth said. "They aren't very fond of changes, even if the changes are for the better. View quote
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So you say, so you say,” murmured Fflewddur, hurrying after him. "Look closer into your heart. You may find your opinion to be somewhat different. View quote
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There is much to be known,” said Adaon, "and above all much to be loved, be it the turn of the seasons or the shape of a river pebble. Indeed, the more we find to love, the more we add to the measure of our hearts. (Lloyd Alexander)
Our only hope for tomorrow is peace now. View quote
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He's as impartial as a herring's backbone, for he favors neither side and is attached to both! View quote
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Didn't you ever see a cat before?” "Of course I did,” said the boy. "Hundreds of them. But just because you've seen something, it doesn't mean you stop looking. There's always something you didn't see before. View quote
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The muse in charge of fantasy wears good, sensible shoes. View quote
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Lloyd Alexander

Occupation: American Writer
Born: January 30, 1924
Died: May 17, 2007
Quotes count: 113
Wikipedia: Lloyd Alexander

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