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“It is of the nature of idea to be communicated: written, spoken, done. The idea is like grass. It craves light, likes crowds, thrives on crossbreeding, grows better for being stepped on.”

Quote by Ursula K. Le Guin

Book:The Dispossessed

Work

The Dispossessed

Set in a fictional world, this novel delves into the political and philosophical conflicts between two contrasting societies, highlighting the struggles of individuals who challenge the status quo. more

Author

Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula K. Le Guin, born on October 21, 1929, is an esteemed American author of science fiction and fantasy. Known for her profound philosophical insights, rich imagination, and unique narrative style, Le Guin's works have won numerous literary awards and have had a significant impact on science fiction and fantasy literature. Her most famous works include the 'Earthsea' series and 'The Left Hand of Darkness', which have won her awards such as the Nebula and Hugo Awards, and she has also received the National Book Award for lifetime achievement for her contributions to literature. more

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Author:Ursula K. Le Guin

“Where there's property, there's theft.”

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“Fiction writers, at least in their braver moments, do desire the truth: to know it, speak it, serve it. But they go about it in a peculiar and devious way, which consists in inventing persons, places, and events which never did and never will exist or occur, and telling about these fictions in detail and at length and with a great deal of emotion, and then when they are done writing down this pack of lies, they say, There! That's the truth!”

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Book:The Left Hand of Darkness

Source: The Left Hand of Darkness

“If civilization has an opposite, it is war. Of these two things, you have either one, or the other. Not both.”

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“Men who fight wars in winter don't live till spring.”

Men War Fighting Spring Winter

Book:Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Three Complete Novels of the Hainish Series in One Volume--Rocannon's World; Planet of Exile; City of Illusions

Source: Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Three Complete Novels of the Hainish Series in One Volume--Rocannon's World; Planet of Exile; City of Illusions

“It is useless work that darkens the heart.”

Heart Work Useless

Author:Ursula K. Le Guin

“It is yin and yang. Light is the left hand of darkness ... how did it go? Light, dark. Fear, courage. Cold, warmth. Female, male. It is yourself ... both and one. A shadow on snow.”

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Book:The Left Hand of Darkness

Source: The Left Hand of Darkness

“Success is somebody else's failure.”

Author:Ursula K. Le Guin

“No society can change the nature of existence. We can't prevent suffering. This pain and that pain, yes, but not Pain. A society can only relieve social suffering, unnecessary suffering. The rest remains. The root, the reality.”

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Author:Ursula K. Le Guin

“Truth is a matter of the imagination. The soundest fact may fail or prevail in the style of its telling: like that singular organic jewel of our seas, which grows brighter as one woman wears it and, worn by another, dulls and goes to dust.”

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Book:The Left Hand of Darkness

Source: The Left Hand of Darkness