All Lloyd Alexander Quotes
- Books can truly change our lives: the lives of those who read them, the lives of those who write them. Readers and writers alike discover… Alike
- The only thing a cat worries about is what's happening right now. As we tell the kittens, you can only wash one paw at a… Cat
- Craftsmanship isn't like water in an earthen pot, to be taken out by the dipperful until it's empty. No, the more drawn out the more… Craftsmanship
- Is there worse evil than that which goes in the mask of good? Evil
- You have a point," said Fronto, "and even a poet must occasionally bow to logic. Bow
- Seize the day, whatever's in it to seize, before something comes along and seizes you. Along
- Any fool can tell a story. Take a few odds and ends of things that happen to you, dress them up, shuffle them about, add… Add
- If a storyteller worried about the facts - my dear Lucian, how could he ever get at the truth? Dear
- She has given you something of value: the truth in her heart. Given
- 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 as smiting. Anybody
- ...Writings can be stolen, or changed, or used for evil purposes. But isn't the risk worth taking? The more people who share knowledge, the greater… Changed
- All agreed that Quickset was the cleverest cat in the world. And, since Quickset had the same opinion, it was surely true. Agreed
- 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 a… Called
- -"He loved her...It was noble of him. It was beautiful." -"It was stupid. Beautiful
- You know how chickens are, imagining the world coming to an end one moment, then pecking corn the next. Chickens
- No, no," said Taran slowly, "It would be folly to think of attacking them." He smiled quickly at Fflewddur. "The bards would sing of us,"… Admitted
- 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. Bard
- 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… Believe
- True allegiance is only given willingly. Allegiance
- If I fret over tomorrow, I'll have little joy today. Fret
- If life is a loom, the pattern you weave is not so easily unraveled. Easily
- How easy it is to think well of ourselves. Until the moment is upon us, we can never be certain. Certain
- I have never known courage to be judged by the length of a man's hair. Or, for the matter of that, whether he has any… All
- For Wayfarers still journeying, for Wanderers at rest. Funny
- Hope is an essential thread in the fabric of all fantasies, an Ariadne's thread to guide us out of the labyrinth ... Human beings have… All