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“As an atheist and lapsed Catholic, I feel the absence of faith in my own life quite acutely.”

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Ron Currie Jr., born in 1975, is an accomplished American author known for his unique literary style and profound thematic explorations. His works often blend philosophy, religion, and science fiction, captivating readers worldwide. more

“I came to fantasy fairly late. For some ten years, I had been happily writing fiction and non-fiction for adults. But I always loved fantasy, whether for adults or young people; and at that particular point in my life, I wanted to try it, to understand it, as part of the process of learning to be a writer. The results were beyond anything I could have foreseen. As I've said often and elsewhere, it was the most creative and liberating experience of my life.”

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Author:Lloyd Alexander

“Paradoxically, in fantasy for young people I was able to express my own deepest feelings and attitudes more than I had ever done in writing for adults.”

People Writing Done Feelings Able Young My Own Attitude Fantasy Adults Deepest Feelings

Author:Lloyd Alexander

“Ever since human beings learned to talk to each other, we've been fascinated with storytelling of every kind. Blessed (or cursed) with insatiable curiosity, we have to know what happens next.”

Knows Humans Kind Happens Next Human Beings Blessed Curiosity Storytelling Fascinated Cursed Insatiable

Author:Lloyd Alexander

“Fantasy, in addition to being great storytelling, moves us at some unique and profound level. It has, I think, the power of mythology, or ancient dreams we have always and forever shared. In it, we find our real world and our real selves.”

Thinking World Real Self Dream Moving Levels Fantasy Forever Unique Profound Ancient Mythology Storytelling Real World Real Self Always And Forever

Author:Lloyd Alexander

“I can't single out one of my books or characters as a favorite. In the same way that I don't have a favorite kidney, my books are organically all part of myself. I might even say that put all together, the books are one ongoing, developing story - which, not coincidentally, happens to be my own lifestory.”

Way I Can Book Character Stories Might Happens Together My Own Developing Ongoing Kidneys

Author:Lloyd Alexander

“The point is not to look back, but to look ahead to what you hope still to do.”

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Author:Lloyd Alexander

“Favorite books and authors while growing up - I'd need a book to list them all. For the sake of brevity: Shakespeare, Dickens, Mark Twain, Victor Hugo, world's mythology, the Arthurian legends. And the unabridged dictionary. And they're still my favorites. They get better each time I read them.”

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Author:Lloyd Alexander

“I'm convinced that imagination is at the heart of everything we do - in art, science, even astrophysics and higher mathematics. Imagination leads us to ask, "What if?"”

Ifs Heart Art Asks Imagination Higher Mathematics Convinced What If Astrophysics

Author:Lloyd Alexander

“Fantasy is, I believe, the great nourisher of imagination. To paraphrase Einstein on how to develop intelligence in young people: Read fairy tales. Then read more fairy tales.”

People Believe Young I Believe Imagination Fantasy Tales Fairy Fairy Tale Paraphrase

Author:Lloyd Alexander

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