“ As he came to the bank Ogion, waiting, reached out his hand and clasping the boy’s arm whispered to him his true name: Ged. Ursula K. Le Guin
“ As a child in Atuan, Tenar had learned how to learn. There seemed always to be a great deal to be learned, more than she would have believed when she was a prentice-priestess or the pupil of a mage. Ursula K. Le Guin
“ Are all the scientists here men, then? Scientists? Oiie asked, incredulous. Pae coughed. Scientists. Oh, yes, certainly, they’re all men. There are some female teachers in the girls’ schools, of cours… Ursula K. Le Guin
“ Predictions are uttered by prophets (free of charge); by clairvoyants (who usually charge a fee, and are therefore more honored in their day than prophets); and by futurologists (salaried). Prediction… Ursula K. Le Guin
“ You're a respectable woman, dearie, and her reputation is a woman's wealth.Her wealth, Tenar repeated in the same blank way; then she said it again: Her wealth. Her treasure. Her hoard. Her value... Ursula K. Le Guin
“ Who knows a man's name, holds that man's life in his keeping. Thus to Ged, who had lost faith in himself, Vetch had given him that gift that only a friend can give, the proof of unshaken, unshakeable… Ursula K. Le Guin
“ To think that realistic fiction is by definition superior to imaginative fiction is to think imitation is superior to invention. Ursula K. Le Guin
“ To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well. It's unwise, though, to think you know how it's going to go, or how it's going to end. That's… Ursula K. Le Guin
“ Things don't have purposes, as if the universe were a machine, where every part has a useful function. What's the function of a galaxy? I don't know if our life has a purpose and I don't see that it m… Ursula K. Le Guin
“ They praised his modesty and did not listen to him, for listening is a rare gift, and men will have their heroes. Ursula K. Le Guin
“ The trouble is, women have to be absolutely first class to get where third-class men get. Ursula K. Le Guin
“ The heavy black she had worn for years was gone; her dress was of turquoise-colored silk, bright and soft as the evening sky. It belled out full from her hips, and all the skirt was embroidered with t… Ursula K. Le Guin
“ The end justifies the means. But what if there never is an end? All we have is means. Ursula K. Le Guin
“ The direction of escape is toward freedom. So what is ‘escapism’ an accusation of? Ursula K. Le Guin
“ Style is a very simple matter; it is all rhythm. Once you get that, you can’t use the wrong words. But on the other hand here am I sitting after half the morning, crammed with ideas, and visions, and… Ursula K. Le Guin
“ So, looking back on the last four years, Shevek saw them not as wasted, but as part of the edifice that he and Takver were building with their lives. The thing about working with time, instead of agai… Ursula K. Le Guin
