Ursula K. Le Guin on Death
Browse 3 quotations attributed to Ursula K. Le Guin, catalogued under death, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Ursula K. Le Guin, entry #93229: "“Heal the Wound, Cure the illness, but let the Dying spirit go"
Attributed to Ursula K. Le Guin, entry #24280: "I was utterly miserable, and yet fearless as I had never been. I was carefree. It was like dying. It would be foolish to worry about anything while one died."
3 Quotes by Ursula K. Le Guin on Death
"“Heal the Wound, Cure the illness, but let the Dying spirit go"
"I was utterly miserable, and yet fearless as I had never been. I was carefree. It was like dying. It would be foolish to worry about anything while one died."
"I know what they think they seek. But I know it to be a lie. Listen to me, Arren. You will die. You will not live forever. Nor will any man nor any thing. Nothing is immortal. But only to us is it given to know that we must die. And that is a great gift: the gift of selfhood. For we have only what we know we must lose, what we are willing to lose....That selfhood which is our torment, and our treasure, and our humanity, does not endure. It changes; it is gone, a wave on the sea. Would you have the sea grow still and the tides cease, to save one wave, to save yourself? Would you give up the craft of your hands, and the passion of your heart, and the light of sunrise and sunset, to buy safety for yourself—safety forever? That is what they seek to do on Wathort and Lorbanery and elsewhere. That is the message that those who know how to hear have heard: By denying life you may deny death and live forever!—And this message I do not hear, Arren, for I will not hear it. I will not take the counsel of despair."