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A crown is a pitiless master, harsher than the staff of a pig-keeper; while a staff bears up, a crown weighs down, beyond the strength of any man to wear it lightly.
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"Neither refuse to give help when it is needed," Medwyn continued, "nor refuse to accept it when it is offered."
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You know how chickens are, imagining the world coming to an end one moment, then pecking corn the next.
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Speak up, my boy. If you want truth, you should begin by giving it.
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Are these signs of hope, or do we deceive ourselves by wishing them to be?
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The raw materials of story are the raw materials of all human cultures. Story deals with the same questions as theology, philosophy, psychology. It is concerned with polarities: love and hate, birth and death, joy and sorrow, loss and recovery.
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"This is a place of peace," Medwyn said, "and therefore not suitable for men, at least, not yet."
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Born:
January 30, 1924
Died:
May 17, 2007
(aged 83)
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Lloyd Chudley Alexander was a widely influential American author of more than forty books, primarily fantasy novels for children and young adults.
Known for:
The Book of Three (1964)
The Black Cauldron (1965)
The High King (1968)
Taran Wanderer (1967)
The Castle of Llyr (1966)
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