This much have I learned: A man's life weighs more than glory, and a price paid in blood is a heavy reckoning. — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
Stale water is a poor drink. Stale skill is worse. And the man who walks in his own footsteps only ends where… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
It is harsh enough for each man to bear his own wound. But he who leads bears the wounds of all who… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
Do you not believe that animals know grief and fear and pain? The world of men is not an easy one for… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
I only suggest to you: Will you dwell on killing this man? You wish for revenge? If you do, he has already… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
I have never known courage to be judged by the length of a man's hair. Or, for the matter of that, whether… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
I saw myself. . . in the time I watched, I saw strength and frailty, pride and vanity, courage and fear. Of… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
Evil conquered?' said Gwydion. 'You have learned much, but learn this last and hardest of lessons. You have conquered only the enchantments… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
Every man is a hero if he strives more for others than for himself alone. — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
For man to be worthy of any rank, he must strive first to be a man. — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
For the deeds of a man, not the words of a prophecy, are what shape his destiny. — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
A crown is a pitiless master, harsher than the staff of a pig-keeper; while a staff bears up, a crown weighs down,… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
The destinies of men are woven one with the other, and you can turn aside from them no more than you can… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
Morgant?" Taran asked, turning a puzzled glance to Gwydion. "How can there be honor for such a man?" "It is easy to… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
Long ago I yearned to be a hero without knowing, in truth, what a hero was. Now, perhaps, I understand it a… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
“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… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
“I shall not lie!" Eilonwy cried, "not for this traitor and deserter." "It is not for him," Taran said quietly, "but for the sake… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
“He learned that the lives of men are short and filled with pain, yet each one a priceless treasure, whether it be that of… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
King Constantine IX of Regia had been killed three times and was bored with it. He wanted a bath. — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
“There is an exuberance in good fantasy quite unlike the most exalted moments of realistic fiction. Both forms have similar goals; but realism walks… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
Stale water is a poor drink. Stale skill is worse. And the man who walks in his own footsteps only ends where he began. — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
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… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
“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… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
What seems to be love beyond any question is usually a simple case of indigestion. — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
The art is more important than the artist. The work is more important than the person who does it. You must be prepared to… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
“Once," he added, "you told me that the seeking counts more than the finding. So, too, must the striving count more than the gain.” — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
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… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
