Lloyd Alexander

Quotes by Lloyd Alexander

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Writer · American · 1924–2007

American writer (1924–2007)

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“The task counts more than the one who does it.”
— Lloyd Alexander

“I don't even know who I am.In a way, answered Gwydion, that is something we must all discover for ourselves.”
— Lloyd Alexander

“I can't make sense out of that girl, he said to the bard. Can you? Never mind, Fflewddur said. We aren't really expected to.”
— Lloyd Alexander

“Neither refuse to give help when it is needed, Medwyn continued, nor refuse to accept it when it is offered.”
— Lloyd Alexander

“This is a place of peace, Medwyn said, and therefore not suitable for men, at least, not yet.”
— Lloyd Alexander

“Once you have courage to look upon evil, seeing it for what it is and naming it by its true name, it is powerless against you, and you can destroy it.”
— Lloyd Alexander

“Even in a fantasy realm, growing up is accomplished not without cost.”
— Lloyd Alexander

“A pig is a pig, said the stranger, and a pig-boy is a pig-boy.”
— Lloyd Alexander

“We hold each other’s lives in our open hands, not in clenched fists.”
— Lloyd Alexander

“I have marched in many a battle host, Adaon answered quietly, but I have also planted seeds and reaped the harvest with my own hands. And I have learned there is greater honor in a field well plowe...”
— Lloyd Alexander