Home / Quotes / Quote by Ursula K. Le Guin

Quote by Ursula K. Le Guin

“One of the things [fiction] does is lead you to recognize what you did not know before.”

Quote by Ursula K. Le Guin

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

You May Also Like

“Some cynical biographer said to me, Make sure it's a good death. Make sure you're not picking someone who just declined.”

Said Cynical Biographers

Author:Hermione Lee

“The 'I' character in journalism is almost pure invention.”

Character Pure Invention Journalism Greek Tragedy

Book:The Journalist And The Murderer

Source: The Journalist And The Murderer

“I only became a novelist because I thought I had missed my chance to become a historian.”

Chance Novelists Historian

Author:Hilary Mantel

“Language is so different from life. How am I supposed to fit the one into the other? How can I bring them together?”

Different Together Language Fit

Author:Herta Muller

“People loved to talk about how Frank O'Hara didn't really care about getting published. That doesn't jibe with my experience.”

People Care Frank

Author:Eileen Myles

“I must love big novels, because that's what I've written. It takes a while before you begin to breathe the air the characters breathe.”

Character Bigs Novel Written Air Breathe

Author:Norman Rush

“I love going to plays. There's a subconscious side to it, obviously-some people like to be spanked for XYZ psychological reasons, and I like to go to plays, and I can't entirely explain why.”

People I Can Reason Play Sides Psychological Subconscious

Author:Wallace Shawn

“There weren't too many books by women that were taught in school, so I read those on my own, and the books I read were as accessible as the ones we were reading in school.”

Book School Reading My Own Taught

Author:Jane Smiley

“I don't know why, but I always feel a kind of necessity to write things that are beyond acceptance, that are too offensive or something. For people to read them and say, Ha-ha-ha, very funny. No, we can't print that.”

People Knows Feels Writing Kind Acceptance Print Offensive

Author:Terry Southern

“I mean, I don't think I'm alone when I look at the homeless person or the bum or the psychotic or the drunk or the drug addict or the criminal and see their baby pictures in my mind's eye. You don't think they were cute like every other baby?”

Thinking Mind Looks Mean Persons Eye Baby Drug Criminals Drunk Cute Homeless Addict Drug Addict Psychotic Baby Pictures Cute Like

Author:Dustin Hoffman