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Showing posts with label Ursula Le Guin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ursula Le Guin. Show all posts
Thursday, February 5, 2026

Quote of the Day (Ursula Le Guin, on Her Imagination)

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“My imagination makes me human and makes me a fool; it gives me all the world, and exiles me from it.”— American science-fiction author Ursu...
Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Quote of the Day (Ursula Le Guin, on Writers Who Can ‘Imagine Real Grounds for Hope’)

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“Hard times are coming, when we’ll be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now, can see through our fear-st...
Saturday, March 28, 2020

Quote of the Day (Ursula Le Guin, With Inspiration for the Day)

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“Morning comes whether you set the alarm or not.”— American sci-fi/fantasy author Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018), “Science Fiction and ...
Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Quote of the Day (Ursula K. Le Guin, on ‘The Sound of the Language’)

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“The sound of the language is where it all begins. The test of a sentence is, Does it sound right? The basic elements of language are...
Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Quote of the Day (Ursula Le Guin, on the Imagination as a Means of Becoming Human)

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“Imagination is not a means of making money. It has no place in the vocabulary of profit making. It is not a weapon, though all weapons...
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