Lloyd Alexander - Truth Quotes

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Believe what you like. You'll be surprised how comforting it is.
I ask no comfort, Taran replied, but the truth, be it harsh or happy.

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In the race of men is much greed and envy; but of truth, little.

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And so they lived many happy years, and the promised tasks were accomplished. Yet long afterward, when all had passed away into distant memory, there were many who wondered whether King Taran, Queen Eilonwy, and their companions had indeed walked the earth, or whether they had been no more than dreams in a tale set down to beguile children. And, in time, only the bards knew the truth of it.

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Speak up, my boy. If you want truth, you should begin by giving it.

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Long ago I yearned to be a hero without knowing, in truth, what a hero was. Now, perhaps, I understand it a little better. A grower of turnips or a shaper of clay, a Commot farmer or a king — every man is a hero if he strives more for others than for himself alone. Once, he added, you told me that the seeking counts more than the finding. So, too, must the striving count more than the gain.
Once, I hoped for a glorious destiny, Taran went on, smiling at his own memory. That dream has vanished with my childhood; and though a pleasant dream it was fit only for a child. I am well content as an Assistant Pig-Keeper.

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If a storyteller worried about the facts,... how could he ever get at the truth?

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There is truth in all things, if you understand them well.

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She has given you something of value: the truth in her heart.

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