Lloyd Alexander Quotations

 

A king's strength lies in the will of those he rules.
        -Lloyd Alexander Taran Wanderer

Craftsmanship isn't like water in an earthen pot, to be taken out by the dipperful until it's empty. Now, the more drawn out the more remains. The heart renews itself, and skill grows all the better for it.
        -Lloyd Alexander Taran Wanderer

Grant most where need is greatest.
        -Lloyd Alexander Taran Wanderer

A man's life weighs more than glory, and a price paid in blood is a heavy reckoning.
        -Lloyd Alexander The High King

A pebble can turn aside an avalanche or this twig can stem a flood...but if twig or pebble are to work they must be well placed.
        -Lloyd Alexander The High King 

At the end of knowledge, wisdom begins, and at the end of wisdom there is not grief, but hope.
        -Lloyd Alexander The Foundling 

Don't bother about the rest of the world, you can be sure it doesn't bother about you.
        -Lloyd Alexander The Foundling 

For each of us comes a time when we must be more than what we are.
        -Lloyd Alexander The Castle of Llyr 

   

 

 

 

 

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