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Ursula K. Le Guin on Silence

1929–2018 United States

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4 quotes

The word must be heard in silence; there must be darkness to see the stars.

The Farthest Shore (1972)

To which Silence of course made no reply, letting him hear what he had said and feel its foolishness thoroughly.

Tales from Earthsea (2001)

You’ll know what to say when the time comes. That’s the art, eh? What to say, and when to say it. And the rest is silence.

Tales from Earthsea (2001)

What's to gain by silence?

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Ursula K. Le Guin (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.