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Heroes are people who think more of others than themselves. This is not to say that they don't think of themselves. They do. They certainly do. But they think of others more.

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There's a kind of funny gap between 14 and 20 when young people don't read very much. Nobody really knows what to do about it, although we've tried to reach these dropout readers with the 'young adult' book.

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Children's literature is as valid an art form as any other.

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Talented people are finding that writing for young people is as demanding of high quality as writing for adults.

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From as far back as I can remember, I always loved the King Arthur stories, fairy tales, mythology - things like that. So it was very natural for me when I came to write the 'Prydain' books to sort of follow that direction.

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Classical heroes are usually much larger than life. They're not quite human beings. They're somehow larger than human scale.

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King Arthur was one of my heroes because he was such a marvelous, heroic, courageous, and magnificent person that I had to admire him even though I knew perfectly well that I could never be in any way like that.

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My imagination can do whatever it wants to do. This gives me a great sense of freedom.

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I was afraid that not even Merlin the Enchanter could transform me into a writer.

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I never have found out all I want to know about writing and realize I never will.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: January 30th, 1924

Died: May 17th, 2007

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