If a storyteller worried about the facts - my dear Lucian, how could he ever get at the truth? Lloyd Alexander More Quotes by Lloyd Alexander More Quotes From Lloyd Alexander And thus did an Assistant Pig-Keeper become High King of Prydain. Lloyd Alexander assistantskingspigs It was 1943. The U.S. had already entered World War II, so I decided to join the army. Lloyd Alexander armywarworld Do you not believe that animals know grief and fear and pain? The world of men is not an easy one for them. Lloyd Alexander paingriefbelieve And so they lived many happy years, and the promised tasks were accomplished. Yet long afterward, when all had passed away into distant memory, there were many who wondered whether King Taran, Queen Eilonwy, and their companions had indeed walked the earth, or whether they had been no more than dreams in a tale set down to beguile children. And, in time, only the bards knew the truth of it. Lloyd Alexander queenskingsdream Draw Dyrnwyn, only thou of noble worth, to rule with justice, to strike down evil. Who wields it in good cause shall slay even the Lord of Death. Lloyd Alexander nobleeviljustice Story, finally, is humanity's autobiography. Lloyd Alexander autobiographyhumanitystories There's this huge number of desperate people. Lloyd Alexander desperatenumberspeople That is why your sacrifice was all the more difficult. You chose to be a hero not through enchantment but through your own manhood. Lloyd Alexander enchantmentsacrificehero My family pleaded with me to forget literature and do something sensible, such as find some sort of useful work. Lloyd Alexander literaturewritingforget What you may seek and what you may find are not always one. Lloyd Alexander may Count the deed, not the thought. Lloyd Alexander deeds The Prydain Companion is more than a quick reference or handy glossary, though it is all of that as well. Instructive, certainly. But, like any good companion, a pleasure to be with over a long period of time. Lloyd Alexander pleasureperiodslong Most of my books have been written in the form of fantasy. Lloyd Alexander fantasyformbook The art is more important than the artist. The work is more important than the person who does it. You must be prepared to sacrifice all the you could possibly have, be, or do; you must be willing to go all the way for your art. If it is a question between choosing between your life and a work of art -- any work of art -- your decision is made for you. Lloyd Alexander sacrificedecisionart A man who claims to be fearless is an idiot or a liar. Lloyd Alexander fearlessliarsmen Eventually, I was sent to Wales and Germany, and after the war, to Paris. Lloyd Alexander germanypariswar The destinies of men are woven one with the other, and you can turn aside from them no more than you can turn aside from your own. Lloyd Alexander destinywovenmen The muse in charge of fantasy wears good, sensible shoes. No foam-born Aphrodite, she vaguely resembles my old piano teacher, who was keen on metronomes. Lloyd Alexander musefantasyshoes Go back' Taran shouted at the top of his voice.'Have you lost your wits?' Eilonwy, for it was she, half-halted. She had tucked her plaited hair under a leather helmet. The Princess of Llyr smiled cheerfully at him. 'I understand you're upset,' she shouted back, 'but that's no cause to be rude.' She galloped on. For a time, Taran could not believe he had really seen her. Lloyd Alexander princesshairbelieve All agreed that Quickset was the cleverest cat in the world. And, since Quickset had the same opinion, it was surely true. Lloyd Alexander catopinionworld
