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title: "4 Clay Quotes By Lloyd Alexander"
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> [I saw myself. . . in the time I watched, I saw strength and frailty, pride and vanity, courage and fear. Of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/i-saw-myself-in-the-time-i-watched-i-saw-strength-and-frailty-pride/)

[Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/)

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> [A shade of sorrow passed over Taliesin's face. 'There are those,' he said gently, 'who must first learn loss, despair, and grief.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/a-shade-of-sorrow-passed-over-taliesin-s-face-there-are-those-he-said/)

[Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/)

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> [Llonio said life was a net for luck; to Hevydd the Smith life was a forge; and to Dwyvach the Weaver-Woman a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/llonio-said-life-was-a-net-for-luck-to-hevydd-the-smith-life-was-a/)

[Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/)

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> [Long ago I yearned to be a hero without knowing, in truth, what a hero was. Now, perhaps, I understand it a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/long-ago-i-yearned-to-be-a-hero-without-knowing-in-truth-what-a-hero/)

[Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/)

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## Other authors on Clay

## More by Lloyd Alexander

> [“There are heroes and heroes. I don't deny he's acted bravely on occasion. He's fought beside Lord Gwydion and been proud of himself as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/there-are-heroes-and-heroes-i-don-t-deny-he-s-acted-bravely-on/)

[Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/)

> [“I shall not lie!" Eilonwy cried, "not for this traitor and deserter." "It is not for him," Taran said quietly, "but for the sake…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/i-shall-not-lie-eilonwy-cried-not-for-this-traitor-and-deserter-it-is/)

[Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/)

> [“He learned that the lives of men are short and filled with pain, yet each one a priceless treasure, whether it be that of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/he-learned-that-the-lives-of-men-are-short-and-filled-with-pain-yet/)

[Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/)

> [King Constantine IX of Regia had been killed three times and was bored with it. He wanted a bath.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/king-constantine-ix-of-regia-had-been-killed-three-times-and-was/)

[Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/)

> [“There is an exuberance in good fantasy quite unlike the most exalted moments of realistic fiction. Both forms have similar goals; but realism walks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/there-is-an-exuberance-in-good-fantasy-quite-unlike-the-most-exalted/)

[Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/)

> [Stale water is a poor drink. Stale skill is worse. And the man who walks in his own footsteps only ends where he began.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/stale-water-is-a-poor-drink-stale-skill-is-worse-and-the-man-who/)

[Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/)

> [Forgive me…I called you an idiot. I spoke too hastily. You are not. Had I given it more thought, I would have called you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/forgive-me-i-called-you-an-idiot-i-spoke-too-hastily-you-are-not-had/)

[Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/)

> [“On the level of high art, in their common efforts to express human truths, relationships, attitudes, and personal visions, children's literature and adult literature…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/on-the-level-of-high-art-in-their-common-efforts-to-express-human/)

[Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/)

> [What seems to be love beyond any question is usually a simple case of indigestion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/what-seems-to-be-love-beyond-any-question-is-usually-a-simple-case-of/)

[Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/)

> [The art is more important than the artist. The work is more important than the person who does it. You must be prepared to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/the-art-is-more-important-than-the-artist-the-work-is-more-important/)

[Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/)

> [“Once," he added, "you told me that the seeking counts more than the finding. So, too, must the striving count more than the gain.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/once-he-added-you-told-me-that-the-seeking-counts-more-than-the/)

[Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/)

> [I came to fantasy fairly late. For some ten years, I had been happily writing fiction and non-fiction for adults. But I always loved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/i-came-to-fantasy-fairly-late-for-some-ten-years-i-had-been-happily/)

[Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/)

> [Talented people are finding that writing for young people is as demanding of high quality as writing for adults.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/talented-people-are-finding-that-writing-for-young-people-is-as/)

[Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/)

> [“In some cases we learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/in-some-cases-we-learn-more-by-looking-for-the-answer-to-a-question/)

[Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/)

> [A crown is more discomfort than adornment. If you have learned that, you have already learned much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/a-crown-is-more-discomfort-than-adornment-if-you-have-learned-that/)

[Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/)

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