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Ursula K Le Guin Quotes

Many people would have to hang by their teeth from a frayed cord suspended by a paper clip from a leaking hot air balloon over the Grand Canyon in order to feel what I feel standing on the third step of a stepladder trying to put millet in the bird feeder Picture Quote #1

My great-aunt. . . . said nobody under 18 had any business reading Dickens. . . . She was right Picture Quote #1

Claude Levi-Strauss has been a great source of fruitful irritation to my mind Picture Quote #1

Hate gets going, it goes round, it gets older and tighter and older and tighter, until it holds a person inside it like a fist holds a stick Picture Quote #1

When action grows unprofitable, gather information; when information grows unprofitable, sleep Picture Quote #1

A man does not make his destiny: he accepts it or denies it Picture Quote #1

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Have you never thought how danger must surround power as shadow does light? Picture Quote #1

There are things that outweigh comfort, unless one is an old woman or a cat Picture Quote #1

The word must be heard in silence; there must be darkness to see the stars Picture Quote #1

If science fiction is the mythology of modern technology, then its myth is tragic Picture Quote #1

I have decided that the trouble with print is, it never changes its mind Picture Quote #1

What is an anarchist? One who, choosing, accepts the responsibility of choice Picture Quote #1

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People who deny the existence of dragons are often eaten by dragons. From within Picture Quote #1

Everything gives way before the recurring torment and festivity of passion Picture Quote #1

To learn a belief without the belief is to sing a song without the tune Picture Quote #1

But need alone is not enough to set power free: there must be knowledge Picture Quote #1

To exhibit the perfect uselessness of knowing the answer to the wrong question Picture Quote #1

The bond between true lovers is as close as we come to what endures forever Picture Quote #1

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Sure, it’s simple, writing for kids... Just as simple as bringing them up Picture Quote #1

It is a real wilderness, and those who go there should not feel too safe Picture Quote #1

Music is another way of thinking, or maybe thinking is another kind of music Picture Quote #1

We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings Picture Quote #1

Fantasy is probably the oldest literary device for talking about reality Picture Quote #1

Wrongs done could not be righted, but at least they were not still being done Picture Quote #1

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Is it the gods who set this fire in our hearts, or do we each make our fierce desire into a god? Picture Quote #1

To know there is a choice is to have to make the choice: change or stay: river or rock Picture Quote #1

The end justifies the means. But what if there never is an end? All we have is means Picture Quote #1

To claim power over what you do not understand is not wise, nor is the end of it likely to be good Picture Quote #1

Living, being in the world, was a much greater and stranger thing than she had ever dreamed Picture Quote #1

Young he was not, so that one had to call him old, but the word did not suit him Picture Quote #1

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Many people would have to hang by their teeth from a frayed cord suspended by a paper clip from a leaking hot air balloon over the Grand Canyon in order to feel what I feel standing on the third step of a stepladder trying to put millet in the bird feeder. (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) My great-aunt. . . . said nobody under 18 had any business reading Dickens. . . . She was right. (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) Claude Levi-Strauss has been a great source of fruitful irritation to my mind (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) Hate gets going, it goes round, it gets older and tighter and older and tighter, until it holds a person inside it like a fist holds a stick. (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) When action grows unprofitable, gather information; when information grows unprofitable, sleep (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) A man does not make his destiny: he accepts it or denies it (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) Have you never thought how danger must surround power as shadow does light? (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) There are things that outweigh comfort, unless one is an old woman or a cat (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) The word must be heard in silence; there must be darkness to see the stars (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) If science fiction is the mythology of modern technology, then its myth is tragic (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) I have decided that the trouble with print is, it never changes its mind (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) What is an anarchist? One who, choosing, accepts the responsibility of choice (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) People who deny the existence of dragons are often eaten by dragons. From within (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) Everything gives way before the recurring torment and festivity of passion (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) To learn a belief without the belief is to sing a song without the tune (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) But need alone is not enough to set power free: there must be knowledge (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) To exhibit the perfect uselessness of knowing the answer to the wrong question (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) The bond between true lovers is as close as we come to what endures forever (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) Sure, it’s simple, writing for kids... Just as simple as bringing them up (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) It is a real wilderness, and those who go there should not feel too safe (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) Music is another way of thinking, or maybe thinking is another kind of music (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) Fantasy is probably the oldest literary device for talking about reality (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) Wrongs done could not be righted, but at least they were not still being done (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) Is it the gods who set this fire in our hearts, or do we each make our fierce desire into a god? (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) To know there is a choice is to have to make the choice: change or stay: river or rock (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) The end justifies the means. But what if there never is an end? All we have is means (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) To claim power over what you do not understand is not wise, nor is the end of it likely to be good (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) Living, being in the world, was a much greater and stranger thing than she had ever dreamed (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes) Young he was not, so that one had to call him old, but the word did not suit him (Ursula K Le Guin Quotes)

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