“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.” HandsLightLeftDarkDarknessColdShadowFemaleMalesSnowWarmthCold WarLeft HandFear CourageYangYin And YangLight Dark Book:The Left Hand of Darkness Source: The Left Hand of Darkness
“Near the snow, near the sun, in the highest fields, See how these names are fêted in the waving grass And by the streamers of the white cloud And whispers of the wind in the listening sky. The names of those who in their lives fought for life, Who wore at their hearts the fire's centre. Born of the sun, they travelled a short while toward the sun And left the vivid air signed with their honour.” HeartNamesLeftBornWhiteSunFireAirSkyFieldsWindListeningHighestCloudsSnowGrassHonourCentreVividWhite Clouds Author:Stephen Spender
“Though now this grained face of mine be hid In sap-consuming winter's drizzled snow, And all the conduits of my blood froze up, Yet hath my night of life some memory, My wasting lamps some fading glimmer left, My dull deaf ears a little use to hear.” LittlesUseAgeFacesNightLeftMemoriesBloodMinesEarsWinterSnowDullLampsDeafConsumingFadingSapDeaf Ears Book:The Comedy of Errors Source: The Comedy of Errors