"If you want truth you should begin by giving it."

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Source : Lloyd Alexander (2013). “The Chronicles of Prydain”, p.528, Macmillan

Lloyd Alexander

#Giving Quotes #Want Quotes #Should Quotes

“It is no good my telling you. One never believes other people's experiencem and one is only very gradually convinced by one's own.”
“For German Social Democracy, Europe is vital to the national interest.”
“We are children of chaos, and the deep structure of change is decay. At root, there is only corruption, and the unstemmable tide of chaos. Gone is purpose; all that is left is direction. This is the bleakness we have to accept as we peer deeply and dispassionately into the heart of the Universe.”
“I darted a contemptuous look at the stately models of superstition.”
“In its jolly mission to expose the dark underbelly of the childrenâ€™s book world, Wild Things! turns up stories Iâ€™ve been hearing noised about for ages, but with a lot more detail and authenticity.Â The stories may not be quite as sordid as my own imagination had conjured upâ€”although a few of them areâ€”because thereâ€™s no denying that this field is full of mostly nice people!â€”but itâ€™s all fun and a great read for anyone interested in both childrenâ€™s books and the collection of people who make them.”
“You know what I'd really like to do the most right now? Climb up to the top of some high place like the pyramids. The highest place I can find. Where you can see forever. Stand on the very top, look all around the world, see all the scenery, and see with my own eyes what's been lost from the world.”
“Giving into anger destroys the soul.”
“If you can do something and not blow your own horn, it sure sounds a lot better.”

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