1965 Quote by Lloyd Alexander Download Open image ““Until the thirst for power parched his throat, he was a fearless and noble lord.”” — Lloyd Alexander ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare 1965 Metaphor Thirst for power Turn-of-phrase
“There was something about him so pure and untarnished,yet he was powerful and well-versed on life.” — Cecelia Ahern Copy Share Image
“His every movement was laced with a lethal combination of grace and strength, a lord among mere mortals. He was confident, arrogant, composed and… — Paula Quinn Copy Share Image
“In this moment he was just a boy -brilliant, blessed with too much power, burdened by eternity.” — Leigh Bardugo Copy Share Image
“May you know his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
“One who is indispensable has in his power all the lords and masters of the earth.” — Robert Michels Copy Share Image
“He was flooded with power - power like pain. When it rises beyond any possible point of pleasure - like victory. Like defeat, like… — Miles Cameron Copy Share Image
“Verily We have created Man into toil and struggle. Thinketh he, that none hath power over him?” — Al Balad Copy Share Image
“He was a mighty beast, mightily muscled, and the urge that has made males fight since the dawn of life on earth filled him… — Edgar Rice Burroughs Copy Share Image
“Yet ruled he not long, so great had been his suffering, and so bitter the fire of his testing, for after the space of… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“Its been my experience during my military career that a leader displaying a THIRST for power will ultimately have a APPETITE for destruction to… — Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army Copy Share Image
“His power wasn't something he possessed, but a skittish companions had to woo to his side, and who'd vanish as soon as he showed… — Daryl Gregory 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 a chick wearing eagle's feathers. But that's only one kind of bravery. Has the darling robin ever scratched for his own worms? That's bravery of another sort. And between the two, dear Orwen, he might find… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share
“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 a prince or a pig-keeper. And, at the last, the book taught him that while nothing was certain, all was possible. "At the end of knowledge, wisdom begins, Dallben murmured. "And at the end of wisdom… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share
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 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… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share
“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 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… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share
“your best men are drunks and your worst men are locking them up, your best men are killers and your worst men are selling… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
“Its powers?' Dallben answered with a sad smile. 'My dear boy, this is a bit of metal hammered into a rather unattractive shape; it… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
“Kelley also marked 1965 as a turning point for another profound reason. That year, he discovered the work of author Ayn Rand. She was a figure who embodied the inner fortitude he lacked. Her writings struck him with the force of lightning. Rand's fiercely armored heroes ignited a fierce resolve in Kelley. It was a fire that mere introspection could… — Laurence Galian Copy Share
