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More Quotes by Ursula K. Le Guin
The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next.
Our roots are in the dark; the earth is our country. Why did we look up for blessing -- instead of around, and down? What hope we have lies there. Not in the sky full of orbiting spy-eyes and weaponry, but in the earth we have looked down upon. Not from above, but from below. Not in the light that blinds, but in the dark that nourishes, where human beings grow human souls.
No society can change the nature of existence. We can't prevent suffering. This pain and that pain, yes, but not Pain. A society can only relieve social suffering, unnecessary suffering. The rest remains. The root, the reality.
We decided that it was no good asking what is the meaning of life, because life isn't an answer, life is the question, and you, yourself, are the answer.
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.
Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new.
To hear, one must be silent.
The only questions that really matter are the ones you ask yourself.
Elegance is a small price to pay for enlightenment, and I was glad to pay it.
I hope you are never victims, but I hope you have no power over other people.
