Quotessence
Home / Books / The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction

The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction

Book by Ursula K. Le Guin · 4 quotes · Ifs, Children, Believe

Filter quotes by topic

The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction Quotes

“Dragons are more dangerous, and a good deal commoner, than bears. Fantasy is nearer to poetry, to mysticism, and to insanity than naturalistic fiction is. It is a real wilderness, and those who go there should not feel too safe.”

“Those who dislike fantasy are very often equally bored or repelled by science. They don't like either hobbits, or quasars; they don't feel at home with them; they don't want complexities, remoteness. If there is any such connection, I'll bet that it is basically an aesthetic one”

“We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel... is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.”