A profound love between two people involves, after all, the power and chance of doing profound hurt.
Quotes from The Left Hand of Darkness — Ursula K. Le Guin
1929–2018 United States
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When action grows unprofitable, gather information; when information grows unprofitable, sleep.
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
Elegance is a small price to pay for enlightenment, and I was glad to pay it.
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
One voice, speaking truth is a greater force than fleets and armies, given time; plenty of time.
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
It is not human to be without shame and without desire.
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
If civilization has an opposite, it is war.
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
The First Envoy to a world always comes alone. One alien is a curiosity, two are an invasion.
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
The experience was disagreeable. I began to feel like an atheist praying.
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
What is more arrogant than honesty?
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Ursula K. Le Guin (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.