Lloyd Alexander Quotes

American - Writer | January 30, 1924 - May 17, 2007

Shakespeare, Dickens, Mark Twain, and so many others were my dearest friends and greatest teachers.

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I loved all the world's mythologies.

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King Arthur was one of my heroes - I played with a trash can lid for a knightly shield and my uncle's cane for the sword Excalibur.

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After I saved some money, I quit work and went to a local college.

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I decided that adventure was the best way to learn about writing.

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It was 1943. The U.S. had already entered World War II, so I decided to join the army.

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Eventually, I was sent to Wales and Germany, and after the war, to Paris.

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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.

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After seven years of writing - and working many jobs to support my family - I finally got published.

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Most of my books have been written in the form of fantasy.

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My concern is how we learn to be genuine human beings.

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All that writers can do is keep trying to say what is deepest in their hearts.

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