Lloyd Alexander

“Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It's a way of understanding it.”

“Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It's a way of understanding it.”

“After high school, I worked as a messenger boy at a local bank. I was miserable. I felt like Robin Hood chained in the Sheriff of Nottingham's dungeon. As a would-be writer, I thought it was a catastrophe. As a bank employee, I could barely add or subtract and had to count on my fingers.”

“I never saw fairy tales as an escape or a cop-out... On the contrary, speaking for myself, it is the way to understand reality.”

“Find what you want. I will find you.”

“I had always been interested in mythology. I suppose my brief stay in Wales during World War II influenced my writing, too. It was an amazing country. It has marvelous castles and scenery.”