Lloyd Alexander

Born 30 January 1924 · Died 17 May 2007

From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · Nationality: United States · Writes fiction

Quotes

“The muse in charge of fantasy wears good, sensible shoes.”
"The Flat-Heeled Muse", Horn Book Magazine 1 April 1965
“In the algebra of fantasy, A times B doesn’t have to equal B times A. But, once established, the equation must hold throughout the story.”
"The Flat-Heeled Muse", Horn Book Magazine 1 April 1965
“Didn’t you ever see a cat before?” / “Of course I did,” said the boy. “Hundreds of them. But just because you’ve seen something, it doesn’t mean you stop looking. There’s always something you didn’t see before.”
Time Cat, Chapter 10
“Craftsmanship isn’t like water in an earthen pot, to be taken out by the dipperful until it’s empty. No, the more drawn out the more remains.”
The Chronicles of Prydain, Chapter 19
“Once you have courage to look upon evil, seeing it for what it is and naming it by its true name, it is powerless against you, and you can destroy it.”
The Chronicles of Prydain, Chapter 19

Books by Lloyd Alexander in the order they were published, from Time Cat (1963) to The Rope Trick (2002).