Lloyd Alexander quotes - page 4

At heart, the issues raised in a work of fantasy are those we face in real life. In whatever guise-our own daily nightmares of war, intolerance, inhumanity; or the struggles of an Assistant Pig-Keeper against the Lord of Death-the problems are agonizingly familiar. And an openness to compassion, love and mercy, is as essential to us here and now as it is to any inhabitant of an imaginary kingdom. (Lloyd Alexander)
The raw materials of story are the raw materials of all human cultures. Story deals with the same questions as theology, philosophy, psychology. It is concerned with polarities: love and hate, birth and death, joy and sorrow, loss and recovery. View quote
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Laws assure animals of protection – formally, officially, set down in black and white. But in the long run, the best protection is the human heart. View quote
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Fantasy, by its power to move us so deeply, to dramatize, even melo-dramatize, morality, can be one of the most effective means of establishing a capacity for adult values. View quote
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Take this as a gift from a crone to a maiden, and know there is not so much difference between the two. For even a tottering granddam keeps a portion of girlish heart, and the youngest maiden a thread of old woman's wisdom. View quote
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A pig is a pig," said the stranger, "and a pig-boy is a pig-boy. View quote
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Are you slow-witted? I'm so sorry for you. It's terrible to be dull and stupid. View quote
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For man to be worthy of any rank, he must strive first to be a man. View quote
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-"He loved her...It was noble of him. It was beautiful." -"It was stupid. View quote
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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? View quote
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...alas, raising a young lady is a mystery even beyond an enchanter's skill. (Lloyd Alexander)
King Arthur was one of my heroes - I played with a trash can lid for a knightly shield and my uncle's cane for the sword Excalibur. View quote
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I am well content as an Assistant Pig-Keeper. View quote
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Now I know who I am: myself and none other. I am Taran. View quote
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Many have pursued honor, and in the pursuit lost more of it than ever they could gain. View quote
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He learned that the lives of men are short and filled with pain, yet each one a priceless treasure, whether it be that of a prince or a pig-keeper. View quote
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You have conquered only the enchantments of evil. That was the easiest of your tasks, only a beginning, not an ending. View quote
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I am a true grower of turnips, and a gatherer of apples. No warrior whatever, save that I am needed thus for a while. My garden longs for me as much as I long for it. View quote
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The Book of Three can say no more than ‘if' until at the end, of all things that might have been, one alone becomes what really is. View quote
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Most of us are called on to perform tasks far beyond what we believe we can do. View quote
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Didn't you ever see a cat before? (Lloyd Alexander)
After I saved some money, I quit work and went to a local college. View quote
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Shakespeare, Dickens, Mark Twain, and so many others were my dearest friends and greatest teachers. View quote
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If writers learn more from their books than do readers, perhaps I may have begun to learn. View quote
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Most of my books have been written in the form of fantasy. View quote
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