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
True allegiance is only given willingly.
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 hair under a leather helmet. The Princess of Llyr smiled cheerfully at him. 'I understand you're upset,' she shouted back, 'but that's no cause to be rude.' She galloped on. For a time, Taran could not believe he had really seen her.
You know how chickens are, imagining the world coming to an end one moment, then pecking corn the next.
If I fret over tomorrow, I'll have little joy today.
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?
How easy it is to think well of ourselves. Until the moment is upon us, we can never be certain.
For Wayfarers still journeying, for Wanderers at rest.
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 always needed hope, and surely now more than ever.
There is more honor in a field well plowed than in a field steeped in blood.
And thus did an Assistant Pig-Keeper become High King of Prydain.
Are you slow-witted? I'm so sorry for you. It's terrible to be dull and stupid.
A taste for adventure is by no means a masculine monopoly.
-"He loved her...It was noble of him. It was beautiful." -"It was stupid.
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.