Lloyd Alexander
Lloyd Alexander
Lloyd Chudley Alexanderwas a widely influential American author of more than forty books, primarily fantasy novels for children and young adults. His most famous work is The Chronicles of Prydain, a series of five high fantasy novels whose conclusion, The High King, was awarded the 1969 Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature. He won U.S. National Book Awards in 1971 and 1982...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth30 January 1924
CityPhiladelphia, PA
CountryUnited States of America
Lloyd Alexander quotes about
If you want truth you should begin by giving it.
When I was discharged, I attended the University of Paris and met a beautiful Parisian girl, Janine. We soon married and eventually returned to the States.
He [the cat] liked to peep into the refrigerator and risk having his head shut in by the closing door. He also climbed to the top of the stove, discontinuing the practice after he singed his tail.
I know that some readers think (The High King) should have ended differently. I cried for three days afterwards.
Every man is a hero if he strives more for others than for himself alone.
A man who claims to be fearless is an idiot or a liar.
Evil cannot be conquered by wishing.
Story , finally, is humanity 's autobiography .
There is truth in all things, if you understand them well.
And so they lived many happy years, and the promised tasks were accomplished. Yet long afterward, when all had passed away into distant memory, there were many who wondered whether King Taran, Queen Eilonwy, and their companions had indeed walked the earth, or whether they had been no more than dreams in a tale set down to beguile children. And, in time, only the bards knew the truth of it.
Do you not believe that animals know grief and fear and pain? The world of men is not an easy one for them.
The muse in charge of fantasy wears good, sensible shoes.
That is why your sacrifice was all the more difficult. You chose to be a hero not through enchantment but through your own manhood.
There's this huge number of desperate people.