Ursula K. Le Guin on Writing
Browse 5 quotations attributed to Ursula K. Le Guin, catalogued under writing, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Ursula K. Le Guin, entry #99367: "O foolish writer. Now moves. Even in storytime, dreamtime, once-upon-a-time, now isn’t then."
Attributed to Ursula K. Le Guin, entry #166955: "Young he was not, so that one had to call him old, but the word did not suit him."
5 Quotes by Ursula K. Le Guin on Writing
"O foolish writer. Now moves. Even in storytime, dreamtime, once-upon-a-time, now isn’t then."
"Young he was not, so that one had to call him old, but the word did not suit him."
"The word must be heard in silence; there must be darkness to see the stars."
"What is one man's and one woman's love and desire, against the history of two worlds, the greatest revolution of our lifetimes, the hope, the unending cruelty of our species? A little thing. But a key is a little thing, next to the door it opens."
"A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight. By using words well they strengthen their souls. Story-tellers and poets spend their lives learning that skill and art of using words well. And their words make the souls of their readers stronger, brighter, deeper."