American - Writer | January 30, 1924 - May 17, 2007
My imagination can do whatever it wants to do. This gives me a great sense of freedom.
Lloyd Alexander
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I was afraid that not even Merlin the Enchanter could transform me into a writer.
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I first wrote for adults, but when I started writing for young people, it was the most creative and liberating experience of my life. I was able to express my own deepest feelings far more than I ever could when writing for adults.
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I never have found out all I want to know about writing and realize I never will.
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I used the imaginary kingdom not as a sentimentalized fairyland but as an opening wedge to express what I hoped would be some very hard truths.
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I never saw fairy tales as an escape or a cop-out... On the contrary, speaking for myself, it is the way to understand reality.
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