Lloyd Alexander Quotes

As much as I hate to say it, what I'm coming to realize is that all we're really able to do is put the brakes on. Imagine going real fast in a Flintstones car, and my heel is out there. I went to Washington to change the world, and all I can do is put my heel out.

You must learn that if you are a Christian, you will without a doubt experience all kinds of opposition and evil inclinations in the flesh. For when you have faith, there will be a hundred more evil thoughts and a hundred more temptations than before.

Better sit still, than rise to meet the devil.

The rebel can never find peace. He knows what is good and, despite himself, does evil. The value which supports him is never given to him once and for all - he must fight to uphold it, unceasingly.

Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them?

I often laugh at Satan, and there is nothing that makes him so angry as when I attack him to his face, and tell him that through God I am more than a match for him

For as men in battle are continually in the way of shot, so we, in this world, are ever within the reach of Temptation.

When we resist God, we draw near to Satan.

The only war that we must all fight is the one against evil.

I hope that real love and truth are stronger in the end than any evil or misfortune in the world.

Sin is the Monster we love to deny. It is crouching at the door and it wants you, but you must overcome it.

Heaven help me for the way I am, save me from these evil deeds before I get them done.

When you fight something, you're tied to it forever. As long as you're fighting it, you’re giving it power.

The situation is hopeless, we must take the next step.

Evil things are easy things: for they are natural to our fallen nature. Right things are rare flowers that need cultivation.

I nod, because I do understand. I'm just not sure how to go about divorcing myself from the evil I've already accepted.

I knew I was in trouble, but I thought I was in hell.

I believe it's true that there's good and evil in everyone and it's a constant struggle to have your better angels prevail.

I was once told by a very well-respected editor, "Category horror is about good vs. evil, that's all it is." And I thought, "That's why it's no good. That's why I find that stuff unreadable." One is looking for something that's a little more emotionally complex and nuanced.

If something is rubbing so hard against you, you can be sure it's working on you.

Temptation is a fearful word. It indicates the beginning of a possible series of infinite evils. It is the ringing of an alarm bell, whose melancholy sounds may reverberate through eternity. Like the sudden, sharp cry of "Fire!" under our windows by night, it should rouse us to instantaneous action, and brace every muscle to its highest tension.

Feeling well that breathed words Would all be lost, unheard, and vain as swords Against the enchased crocodile, or leaps Of grasshoppers against the sun.

We can't afford to be innocent, stand up and face the enemy. It's a do or die situation, we will be invincible.