“ 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
“ 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
“ 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
