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Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It's a way of understanding it.
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writing
fantasy
inspirational
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Lloyd Alexander |
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Child, child, do you not see? For each of us comes a time when we must be more than what we are.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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Most of us are called on to perform tasks far beyond what we can do. Our capabilities seldom match our aspirations, and we are often woefully unprepared. To this extent, we are all Assistant Pig-Keepers at heart.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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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 things they never knew about the world and about themselves.
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reading
life
readers
writers
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Lloyd Alexander |
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7ad931d
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Neither refuse to give help when it is needed,... nor refuse to accept it when it is offered.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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In some cases we learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself.
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dallben
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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 little better. A grower of turnips or a shaper of clay, a Commot farmer or a king--every man is a hero if he strives more for others than for himself alone. Once you told me that the seeking counts more than the finding. So, too, must the striving count more than the gain.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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The journey is the treasure.
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salamon
quests
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Lloyd Alexander |
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Indeed, the more we find to love, the more we add to the measure of our hearts.
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inspirational
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Lloyd Alexander |
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Thinking is a bit uncomfortable, but you'll get used to it. A matter of time and practice.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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You must know nothing before you can learn something, and be empty before you can be filled. Is not the emptiness of the bowl what makes it useful? As for laws, a parrot can repeat them word for word. Their spirit is something else again. As for governing, one must first be lowest before being highest.
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listen
full
humble
humility
learn
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Lloyd Alexander |
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Life's a forge! Yes, and hammer and anvil, too! You'll be roasted, smelted, and pounded, and you'll scarce know what's happening to you. But stand boldly to it! Metal's worthless till it's shaped and tempered! More labor than luck. Face the pounding, don't fear the proving; and you'll stand well against any hammer and anvil.
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anvil
forge
hard-knock-life
prydain
taran
testing
worthiness
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Lloyd Alexander |
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Is there worse evil than that which goes in the mask of good?
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good
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Lloyd Alexander |
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d02ab13
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I intend to follow the path of virtue. It will not be overcrowded.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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I only suggest to you: Will you dwell on killing this man? You wish for revenge? If you do, he has already killed you by slow poison. So, let it go. Why waste your time? His life will see to his death.
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revenge
grudge
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Lloyd Alexander |
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He loved her...It was noble of him. It was beautiful." -"It was stupid." --
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humorous
funny
humor
comical
comedy
sharp
witty
satire
ironic
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Lloyd Alexander |
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adee29b
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alas, raising a young lady is a mystery even beyond an enchanter's skill.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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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 m..
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Lloyd Alexander |
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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 time.
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priorities
kittens
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Lloyd Alexander |
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114d0ec
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For the deeds of a man, not the words of a prophecy, are what shape his destiny.
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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 loom. They spoke truly, for it is all of these. But you,' Taran said, his eyes meeting the potter's, 'you have shown me life is one thing more. It is clay to be shaped, as raw clay on a potter's wheel.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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Seize the day, whatever's in it to seize, before something comes along and seizes you.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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Morgant?" Taran asked, turning a puzzled glance to Gwydion. "How can there be honor for such a man?" "It is easy to judge evil unmixed," replied Gwydion. "But, alas, in most of us good and bad are closely woven as the threads on a loom; greater wisdom than mine is needed for the judging."
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Lloyd Alexander |
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Perhaps,' Taran said quietly, watching the moon-white riverbank slip past them, 'perhaps you have the truth of it. At first I felt as you did. Then I remember thinking of Eilonwy, only of her; and the bauble showed its light. Prince Rhun was ready to lay down his life; his thoughts were for our safety, not at all for his own. And because he offered the greatest sacrifice, the bauble glowed brightest for him. Can that be its secret? To think..
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Lloyd Alexander |
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By all means," cried the bard, his eyes lighting up. "A Fflam to the rescue! 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."
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Lloyd Alexander |
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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 scoundrel.
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humorous
funny
humor
comebacks
silly
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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. Of all paths to wisdom, this is the cruelest and longest. Are you one who must follow such a way? This even I cannot know. If you are, take heart nonetheless. Those who reach the end do more than gain wisdom. As rough wool becomes cloth, and crude clay a vessel, so do they change and fashion wisdom for others, an..
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learning
wisdom
the-chronicles-of-prydain
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Lloyd Alexander |
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There is more honor in a field well plowed than in a field steeped in blood.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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I'm trying to make myself invisible." "That's an odd thing to attempt."
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invisibility
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Lloyd Alexander |
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Trust your luck, Taran Wanderer. But don't forget to put out your nets!
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Lloyd Alexander |
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If I fret over tomorrow, I'll have little joy today.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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Since no one has mentioned it,' said Eilonwy, 'it seems I'm not being asked to come along. Very well, I shan't insist.' 'You, too, have gained wisdom, Princess,' said Dallben. 'Your days on Mona were not ill-spent.' 'Of course,' Eilonwy went on, 'after you leave, the thought may strike me that it's a pleasent day for a short ride to go picking wildflowers which might be hard to find, especially since it's almost winter. Not that I'd be foll..
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Lloyd Alexander |
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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."
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men
taran
sense
girls
men-and-women
expectations
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Lloyd Alexander |
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You know how chickens are, imagining the world coming to an end one moment, then pecking corn the next.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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Find what you want. I will find you.
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faith
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Lloyd Alexander |
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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 remains.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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ad65f97
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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 a dash of excitement, a little color, and there you have it.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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If a storyteller worried about the facts - my dear Lucian, how could he ever get at the truth?
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storytelling
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Lloyd Alexander |
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77543cd
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He was a great poet" They lamented. No, he was not a great poet," said Theo, "He was a good poet, he could have been better. That's the real loss don't you see?"
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Lloyd Alexander |
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It is strange,' he said at last. 'I had longed to enter the world of men. Now I see it filled with sorrow, with cruelty and treachery, with those who would destroy all around them.' 'Yet, enter it you must,' Gwydion answered, 'for it is a destiny laid on each of us. True, you have seen these things. But there are equal parts of love and joy.
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sorrow
joy
love
treachery
cruelty
manhood
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Lloyd Alexander |
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Are you slow-witted? I'm so sorry for you. It's terrible to be dull and stupid.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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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 safeguard for it. Isn't there more danger in ignorance than knowledge?
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writing
knowledge
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Lloyd Alexander |
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352b707
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Is there not glory enough in living the days given to us? You should know there is adventure in simply being among those we love and the things we love, and beauty, too.
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Lloyd Alexander |
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103629c
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True allegiance is only given willingly.
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Lloyd Alexander |