“ In addition to the smells of mince and pumpkin pies, the Sage and onions of turkey stuffing, another aroma floated in the air, the very essence of Santa Claus.Years later, when I was grown up, I still… Lloyd Alexander
“ Ah, Princess, Dallben said, with a furrowed smile, a crown is more discomfort than adornment. If you have learned that, you have already learned much. Lloyd Alexander
“ For the odd thing about wisdom is the more you use it the more it grows; and the more you share, the more you gain. You'd be amazed how few understand that. Lloyd Alexander
“ Life's a forge! Yes, and hammer and anvil, too! You'll be roasted, smelted, and pounded, and you'll scarce know what's happening to you. But stand boldly to it! Metal's worthless till it's shaped and… Lloyd Alexander
“ In some cases we learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself. Lloyd Alexander
“ Its powers?' Dallben answered with a sad smile. 'My dear boy, this is a bit of metal hammered into a rather unattractive shape; it could better have been a pruning hook or a plow iron. Its powers? Lik… Lloyd Alexander
“ Once, he added, you told me that the seeking counts more than the finding. So, too, must the striving count more than the gain. Lloyd Alexander
“ We don't need to have just one favorite. We keep adding favorites. Our favorite book is always the book that speaks most directly to us at a particular stage in our lives. And our lives change. We hav… Lloyd Alexander
“ Forgive me....I called you an idiot. I spoke too hastily. You are not. Had I given it more thought, I would have called you a scoundrel. Lloyd Alexander
“ We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself. Lloyd Alexander
“ It is strange,' he said at last. 'I had longed to enter the world of men. Now I see it filled with sorrow, with cruelty and treachery, with those who would destroy all around them.' 'Yet, enter it you… Lloyd Alexander
“ I can't make sense out of that girl, he said to the bard, Can you? Never mind, Fflewddur said, We aren't really expected to. Lloyd Alexander
“ I saw myself.... In the time I watched, I saw strength—and frailty. Pride and vanity, courage and fear. Of wisdom, a little. Of folly, much. Of intentions, many good ones; but many more left undone. I… Lloyd Alexander
“ Surely you can entrust your task to your friends. No, said Taran, after a long pause, I have taken it on myself through my own choice.If that is so, answered Medwyn, then you can give it up through yo… Lloyd Alexander
“ A lady doesn't insist on having her own way. Then, next thing you know, it all works out somehow, without one's even trying. I thought I'd never learn, though it's really quite easy once you get the k… Lloyd Alexander
