Most of my books have been written in the form of fantasy.
Story, finally, is humanity ’s autobiography .
There is truth in all things, if you understand them well.
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.
After seven years of writing – and working many jobs to support my family – I finally got published.
Evil cannot be conquered by wishing.
A crown is a pitiless master, harsher than the staff of a pig-keeper; while a staff bears up, a crown weighs down, beyond the strength of any man to wear it lightly.
This much have I learned: A man’s life weighs more than glory, and a price paid in blood is a heavy reckoning.
Even in a fantasy realm, growing up is accomplished not without cost.
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.
My concern is how we learn to be genuine human beings.
The Prydain Companion is more than a quick reference or handy glossary, though it is all of that as well. Instructive, certainly. But, like any good companion, a pleasure to be with over a long period of time.
I can’t stand people who say ‘I told you so.’ That’s worse than somebody coming up and eating your dinner before you have a chance to sit down.
The dear girl, I fear, may be contemplating some alarming, disruptive perhaps dangerous project. In which case, I would naturally do all in my power to keep her from any such rash or foolhardy enterprise – unless she wished me to accompany her.
If a storyteller worried about the facts – my dear Lucian, how could he ever get at the truth?
Any fool can tell a story. Take a few odds and ends of things that happen to you, dress them up, shuffle them about, add a dash of excitement, a little color, and there you have it.
Craftsmanship isn’t like water in an earthen pot, to be taken out by the dipperful until it’s empty. No, the more drawn out the more remains.
The only thing a cat worries about is what’s happening right now. As we tell the kittens, you can only wash one paw at a time.
Trust your luck, Taran Wanderer. But don’t forget to put out your nets!
True allegiance is only given willingly.