Quotes by Ursula K. Le Guin, The Tombs of Atuan

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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, — Ursula K. Le Guin, The Tombs of Atuan
They have no gods. They work magic, and think they are gods themselves. But they are not. And when they die, they (...) — Ursula K. Le Guin, The Tombs of Atuan
A dark hand had let go its lifelong hold upon her heart. But she did not feel joy, as she had in the mountains. She put — Ursula K. Le Guin, The Tombs of Atuan
The Earth is beautiful, and bright, and kindly, but that is not all. The Earth is also terrible, and dark, and cruel. Th — Ursula K. Le Guin, The Tombs of Atuan
Am I supposed to feel so much awe and so on about the Godking? After all, he's just a man ... He's about fifty years old — Ursula K. Le Guin, The Tombs of Atuan
You are like a lantern swathed and covered, hidden away in a dark place. Yet the light shines; they could not put out th — Ursula K. Le Guin, The Tombs of Atuan
...You have knowledge, and I have skill, and between us we have...""We have the Ring of Erreth-Akbe.""Yes, that. But I t — Ursula K. Le Guin, The Tombs of Atuan
COME HOME, TENAR! COME HOME!”In the deep valley, in the twilight, the apple trees were on the eve of blossoming; here an — Ursula K. Le Guin, The Tombs of Atuan
All her life she had looked into dark; but this was a vaster darkness, this night on the ocean. There was no end to it. — Ursula K. Le Guin, The Tombs of Atuan
Pride kept her from confiding in the other girls, and caution kept her from confessing to the older women. — Ursula K. Le Guin, The Tombs of Atuan
Tenar, I go where I am sent. I follow my calling. It has not yet let me stay in any land for long. Do you see that? I do — Ursula K. Le Guin, The Tombs of Atuan
Her despair grew so great that it burst her breast open and like a bird of fire shattered the stone and broke out into t — Ursula K. Le Guin, The Tombs of Atuan
They have nothing to give. They have no power of making. All their power is to darken and destroy. They cannot leave thi — Ursula K. Le Guin, The Tombs of Atuan
Dragons think we are amusing. But they remember Erreth-Akbe. They speak of him as if he were a dragon, not a man. — Ursula K. Le Guin, The Tombs of Atuan
He laid his hands on her head, pushing back the hood. He began to speak. His voice was soft, and the words were in no to — Ursula K. Le Guin, The Tombs of Atuan