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It is not the trappings that make the prince, nor, indeed, the sword that makes the warrior.
The Chronicles of Prydain (1964)
The Book of Three can say no more than ‘if’ until at the end, of all things that might have been, one alone becomes what really is.
The Chronicles of Prydain (1964)
Draw Dyrnwyn, only thou of noble worth, to rule with justice, to strike down evil. Who wields it in good cause shall slay even the Lord of Death.
The Chronicles of Prydain (1964)
Once you have courage to look upon evil, seeing it for what it is and naming it by its true name, it is powerless against you, and you can destroy it.
The Chronicles of Prydain (1964)
Is there not glory enough in living the days given to us? You should know there is adventure in simply being among those we love and the things we love, and beauty, too.
The Chronicles of Prydain (1964)
This much have I learned: A man’s life weighs more than glory, and a price paid in blood is a heavy reckoning.
The Chronicles of Prydain (1964)
In the race of men is much greed and envy; but of truth, little.
The Chronicles of Prydain (1964)
Is there worse evil than that which goes in the mask of good?
The Chronicles of Prydain (1964)
Many have pursued honor, and in the pursuit lost more of it than ever they could gain.
The Chronicles of Prydain (1964)
Are these signs of hope, or do we deceive ourselves by wishing them to be?
The Chronicles of Prydain (1964)
If life is a loom, the pattern you weave is not so easily unraveled.
The Chronicles of Prydain (1964)
There is truth in all things, if you understand them well.
The Chronicles of Prydain (1964)
“It is easy to judge evil unmixed,” replied Gwydion. “But, alas, in most of us good and bad are closely woven as the threads on a loom; greater wisdom than mine is needed for the judging.”
The Chronicles of Prydain (1964)
"Stones are all right, in their way," said Maibon. "But the trouble with them is, they don't grow."
The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain (1973)
He’s as impartial as a herring’s backbone, for he favors neither side and is attached to both!
Time Cat (1963)
"A pig is a pig," said the stranger, "and a pig-boy is a pig-boy."
The Chronicles of Prydain (1964)
The muse in charge of fantasy wears good, sensible shoes.
The task counts more than the one who does it.
The Chronicles of Prydain (1964)
I am well content as an Assistant Pig-Keeper.
The Chronicles of Prydain (1964)
Story, finally, is humanity's autobiography.