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3f5a41b It is not human to be without shame and without desire. Ursula K. Le Guin
4efa540 The First Envoy to a world always comes alone. One alien is a curiosity, two are an invasion. Ursula K. Le Guin
ca453e0 Wrongs done could not be righted, but at least they were not still being done. Ursula K. Le Guin
492612c Uninfluenced by others, he never knew he influenced them; he had no idea they liked him. Ursula K. Le Guin
b338540 To be whole is to be part;true voyage is return. Ursula K. Le Guin
2574313 Excess is excrement. Ursula K. Le Guin
d23f249 Coercion is the least efficient means of obtaining order. Ursula K. Le Guin
64acf94 He felt that sense of being necessary which is the burden and reward of parenthood. Ursula K. Le Guin
9d1d68a Existence is its own justification, need is right. Ursula K. Le Guin
8740518 Most civilisations, perhaps, look shinier in general terms and from several light-years away. Ursula K. Le Guin
c261adb It is light that defeats the dark. Ursula K. Le Guin
9dc3acf Young he was not, so that one had to call him old, but the word did not suit him. Ursula K. Le Guin
b49051e He resolved not to speak again until he had controlled his temper. Ursula K. Le Guin
a14d55f The counsel of the dead is not profitable to the living. Ursula K. Le Guin
4b84df9 To claim power over what you do not understand is not wise, nor is the end of it likely to be good. Ursula K. Le Guin
98d36e0 Well," he said. "Strange roads have strange guides. Let's go on." Ursula K. Le Guin
aa8c785 The word must be heard in silence; there must be darkness to see the stars. Ursula K. Le Guin
4e087b1 One man may as easily destroy, as govern: be King or Anti-King. Ursula K. Le Guin
a54b5bf There's nothing to fear, Lebannen," he said gently, mockingly. "They were only the dead." Ursula K. Le Guin
fad631d Despair speaks evenly, in a quiet voice. Ursula K. Le Guin
b920fd1 If they come prying they can leave curious. Ursula K. Le Guin
c712213 Is it different, then, for men and for women?""What isn't, dearie?" Ursula K. Le Guin
32a7dff A wrong that cannot be repaired must be transcended. Ursula K. Le Guin
a894a7e Is power that--an emptiness? Ursula K. Le Guin
a9e1cb8 It's not a weapon or a woman can make a man, or magery either, or any power, anything but himself. Ursula K. Le Guin
1e4bda3 There's no way to use power for good. Ursula K. Le Guin
9dbcbaf It was men's ambitions, they said, that had perverted all the arts to ends of gain. Ursula K. Le Guin
e091d75 Highdrake said that to make love is to unmake power. Ursula K. Le Guin
6a3af20 The solution lies in secrecy," said Medra. "But so does the problem." Ursula K. Le Guin
77b5b93 Ignorant power is a bane! Ursula K. Le Guin
564b6ca How can people be anything but ignorant when knowledge isn't saved, isn't taught? Ursula K. Le Guin
f0a1d35 The desire for power feeds off itself, growing as it devours. Ursula K. Le Guin
e89a6e7 Injustice makes the rules, and courage breaks them. Ursula K. Le Guin
4bdd276 She knew it, but she did not want to know it. Ursula K. Le Guin
cbe514f What goes too long unchanged destroys itself. Ursula K. Le Guin
240677b There's seldom as much hurry as I used to think there was. Ursula K. Le Guin
170d863 I'd rather get bad news from an honest man than lies from a flatterer. Ursula K. Le Guin
bc6106a Manipulated, one manipulates others. Ursula K. Le Guin
36a4ecd Statesmen remember things selectively. Ursula K. Le Guin
f0e05c0 The bond between true lovers is as close as we come to what endures forever. Ursula K. Le Guin
4c0cb4a In the name is the magic. Ursula K. Le Guin
5f34a86 Great self-destruction follows upon unfounded fear. Ursula K. Le Guin
f20910b As I refuse violence, I refuse to serve the violent. Ursula K. Le Guin
a0bc275 Why are you always so full of answers?""Because life's so full of questions." Ursula K. Le Guin