Ursula K. Le Guin

Birth: 1929-10-21 , Berkeley

Death: 2018-01-22 , Portland

Ursula Kroeber Le Guin was a prominent American writer, celebrated for her science fiction and fantasy works that often explored philosophical, social, and anthropological themes. Her writing is marked by a lyrical style, the psychological depth of her characters, and the creation of imaginative and complex worlds. Le Guin challenged genre conventions and used speculative fiction as a vehicle to examine questions about power, identity, and human nature.

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I had forgotten how much light there is in the world, till you gave it back to me

A profound love between two people involves, after all, the power and chance of doing profound hurt.

When action grows unprofitable, gather information; when information grows unprofitable, sleep.

Belief is the wound that knowledge heals.

“Truth is a matter of the imagination.

Children know perfectly well that unicorns aren’t real, but they also know that books about unicorns, if they are good books, are true books.

I do not care what comes after; I have seen the dragons on the wind of morning

I am living in a nightmare, from which from time to time I wake in sleep.

Freedom is a heavy load, a great and strange burden for the spirit to undertake. It is not easy. It is not a gift given, but a choice made, and the choice may be a hard one. The road goes upward towards the light; but the laden traveler may never reach the end of it.

But it is one thing to read about dragons and another to meet them.

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Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (1929-2018) was an American writer whose works span science fiction, fantasy, young adult fiction, and essays. Born in Berkeley, California, Le Guin is widely regarded as one of the greatest speculative fiction writers of all time. She won numerous awards for her work, including multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards. Her most famous books include "A Wizard of Earthsea" (1968), "The Dispossessed" (1974), and "The Left Hand of Darkness" (1969). Le Guin was known for her thoughtful and humanistic approach to science fiction, using it to explore themes such as anarchism, ecology, and gender. She passed away in Portland, Oregon.