21 October: Ursula Le Guin Quotes

Ursula Kroeber Le Guin was an American novelist, born 21 October 1929. Working mainly in the genres of fantasy and science fiction, she also authored children's books, short stories, poetry, and essays. 10 quotes from her:

1. It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end.
2. When you light a candle, you also cast a shadow.
3. The creative adult is the child who has survived.
4. People who deny the existence of dragons are often eaten by dragons. From within.
5. What goes too long unchanged destroys itself.
6. Success is somebody else's failure.
7. The worst walls are never the ones you find in your way. The worst walls are the ones you put there.
8. Fantasy is probably the oldest literary device for talking about reality.
9. Shoot for the top, always. You know you'll never make it, but what's the fun if you don't shoot for the top?
10. To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well.

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