Lloyd Alexander book The Book of Three
Source: The Chronicles of Prydain (1964–1968), Book I: The Book of Three (1964), Chapter 1
Context: "Why?" Dallben interrupted. "In some cases," he said, "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 The Chronicles of Prydain
Source: The Chronicles of Prydain (1964–1968), Book IV: Taran Wanderer (1967), Chapter 16
“Child, child, do you not see? For each of us comes a time when we must be more than what we are.”
Lloyd Alexander book The Black Cauldron
Source: The Chronicles of Prydain (1964–1968), Book III: The Castle of Llyr (1966), Chapter 1
Source: The Black Cauldron
“Most of us are called on to perform tasks far beyond what we believe we can do.”
Lloyd Alexander book The Book of Three
Author's Note
Source: The Chronicles of Prydain (1964–1968), Book I: The Book of Three (1964)
Context: Most of us are called on to perform tasks far beyond what we believe we can do. Our capabilities seldom match our aspirations, and we are often woefully unprepared. To this extent, we are all Assistant Pig-Keepers at heart.
“Are these signs of hope, or do we deceive ourselves by wishing them to be?”
Lloyd Alexander The Chronicles of Prydain
Source: The Chronicles of Prydain (1964–1968), Book V : The High King (1968), Chapter 15 (Taran)
Source: Time Cat (1963), Chapter 8 “Master of Imperial Cats” (p. 79)