Today is the birthday of Lloyd Chudley Alexander (January 30, 1924 – May 17, 2007), author. He is best known for his Chronicles of Prydain novels."For each of us comes a time when we must be more than what we are."
— Lloyd Alexander
"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."
— Lloyd Alexander
"Dealing with the impossible, fantasy can show us what may be really possible. If there is grief, there is the possibility of consolation; if hurt, the possibility of healing; and above all, the curative power of hope. If fantasy speaks to us as we are, it also speaks to us as we might be"
— Lloyd Alexander
"We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself."
— Lloyd Alexander
"Keep reading. It's one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have."
— Lloyd Alexander
"The journey is the treasure."
— Lloyd Alexander
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