--- title: "11 Said Quotes By Lloyd Alexander" description: "11 Said quotes by Lloyd Alexander. Plus more from Lloyd Alexander and more Said sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a78/lloyd-alexander-1645_compassion_keep-out-of-this-lucian-said-i-m-not-smi_1485638.png" --- > [Keep out of this," Lucian said. "I'm not smiting anybody." "You're showing mercy." Catch-a-Tick nodded. "That's heroic, too. But not as good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/keep-out-of-this-lucian-said-i-m-not-smiting-anybody-you-re-showing/) [Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a78/lloyd-alexander-1645_compassion_keep-out-of-this-lucian-said-i-m-not-smi_1485638.png) > [You have a point," said Fronto, "and even a poet must occasionally bow to logic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/you-have-a-point-said-fronto-and-even-a-poet-must-occasionally-bow-to/) [Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0b/lloyd-alexander-1645_bows_you-have-a-point-said-fronto-and-even-a_2872846.png) > [I can't make sense out of that girl," he said to the bard, "Can you?" "Never mind," Fflewddur said, "We aren't really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/i-can-t-make-sense-out-of-that-girl-he-said-to-the-bard-can-you-never/) [Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/541/lloyd-alexander-1645_bard_i-can-t-make-sense-out-of-that-girl-he-s_1450715.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/356/lloyd-alexander-1645_clay_llonio-said-life-was-a-net-for-luck-to-h_1258924.jpg) > [He was a great poet" They lamented. No, he was not a great poet," said Theo, "He was a good poet, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/he-was-a-great-poet-they-lamented-no-he-was-not-a-great-poet-said/) [Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/703/lloyd-alexander-1645_great-poet_he-was-a-great-poet-they-lamented-no-he_2097106.jpg) > [No, no," said Taran slowly, "It would be folly to think of attacking them." He smiled quickly at Fflewddur. "The bards would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/no-no-said-taran-slowly-it-would-be-folly-to-think-of-attacking-them/) [Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce5/lloyd-alexander-1645_appreciate_no-no-said-taran-slowly-it-would-be-foll_3000506.png) > [By all means," cried the bard, his eyes lighting up. "A Fflam to the rescue! Storm the castle! Carry it by assault!…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/by-all-means-cried-the-bard-his-eyes-lighting-up-a-fflam-to-the/) [Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89d/lloyd-alexander-1645_assault_by-all-means-cried-the-bard-his-eyes-lig_374710.png) > [He will not succeed in this," Taran said. "Somehow, we must find a way to escape. We dare not lose hope." "I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/he-will-not-succeed-in-this-taran-said-somehow-we-must-find-a-way-to/) [Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6d/lloyd-alexander-1645_agree_he-will-not-succeed-in-this-taran-said-s_2994456.png) > [Evil conquered?' said Gwydion. 'You have learned much, but learn this last and hardest of lessons. You have conquered only the enchantments…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/evil-conquered-said-gwydion-you-have-learned-much-but-learn-this-last/) [Lloyd Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-alexander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21a/lloyd-alexander-1645_believe_evil-conquered-said-gwydion-you-have-lea_1902153.jpg) > [I came to fantasy fairly late. For some ten years, I had been happily writing fiction and non-fiction for adults. But I…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fe/lloyd-alexander-1645_adults_i-came-to-fantasy-fairly-late-for-some-t_214248.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d69/lloyd-alexander-1645_clay_a-shade-of-sorrow-passed-over-taliesin-s_312035.jpg) ## Other authors on Said ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/said/lloyd-alexander/#itemlist", "name": "11 Said Quotes By Lloyd Alexander", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Keep out of this,\" Lucian said. \"I'm not smiting anybody.\" \"You're showing mercy.\" Catch-a-Tick nodded. \"That's heroic, too. 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Storm the castle! Carry it by assault! Batter down the gates!\" \"There's not much of it left to storm,\" said Eilonwy. \"Oh?\" said Fflewddur, with disappointment. \"Very well, we shall do the best we can.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lloyd Alexander" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/by-all-means-cried-the-bard-his-eyes-lighting-up-a-fflam-to-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89d/lloyd-alexander-1645_assault_by-all-means-cried-the-bard-his-eyes-lig_374710.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89d/lloyd-alexander-1645_assault_by-all-means-cried-the-bard-his-eyes-lig_374710.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89d/lloyd-alexander-1645_assault_by-all-means-cried-the-bard-his-eyes-lig_374710.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“By all means,\" cried the bard, his eyes lighting up. \"A Fflam to the rescue! Storm the castle! 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We dare not lose hope.\" \"I agree absolutely,\" Fflewddur answered. \"Your general idea is excellent; it's only the details that are lacking...", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lloyd Alexander" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/he-will-not-succeed-in-this-taran-said-somehow-we-must-find-a-way-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6d/lloyd-alexander-1645_agree_he-will-not-succeed-in-this-taran-said-s_2994456.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6d/lloyd-alexander-1645_agree_he-will-not-succeed-in-this-taran-said-s_2994456.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6d/lloyd-alexander-1645_agree_he-will-not-succeed-in-this-taran-said-s_2994456.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“He will not succeed in this,\" Taran said. \"Somehow, we must find a way to escape. We dare not lose hope.\" \"I…” — Lloyd Alexander", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Evil conquered?' said Gwydion. 'You have learned much, but learn this last and hardest of lessons. You have conquered only the enchantments of evil. That was the easiest of your tasks, only a beginning, not an ending. Do you believe evil itself to be so quickly overcome? Not so long as men still hate and slay each other, when greed and anger goad them. Against these even a flaming sword cannot prevail, but only that portion of good in all men's hearts whose flame can never be quenched.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lloyd Alexander" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-alexander/evil-conquered-said-gwydion-you-have-learned-much-but-learn-this-last/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21a/lloyd-alexander-1645_believe_evil-conquered-said-gwydion-you-have-lea_1902153.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21a/lloyd-alexander-1645_believe_evil-conquered-said-gwydion-you-have-lea_1902153.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21a/lloyd-alexander-1645_believe_evil-conquered-said-gwydion-you-have-lea_1902153.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Evil conquered?' said Gwydion. 'You have learned much, but learn this last and hardest of lessons. You have…” — Lloyd Alexander", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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 fantasy, whether for adults or young people; and at that particular point in my life, I wanted to try it, to understand it, as part of the process of learning to be a writer. The results were beyond anything I could have foreseen. 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