Ursula K. Le Guin

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• It is of the nature of idea to be communicated: written, spoken, done. The idea is like grass. It craves light, likes crowds, thrives on crossbreeding, grows better for being stepped on.

  The Dispossessed (1974), Chapter 3 (p. 72)

  • Ideas

• If I don’t speak truth I can’t seek truth.

  The Eye of the Heron (1978), Chapter 5 (p. 77)

  • Truth & Lies

• As I refuse violence, I refuse to serve the violent.

  The Eye of the Heron (1978), Chapter 1 (p. 13)

  • War & Peace

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• The unexamined life is not worth living.

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