It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.
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It is a real wilderness, and those who go there should not feel too safe.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The wilderness is unpredictable, and visitors should be aware of its challenges.
Ursula K. Le Guin's quote highlights the untamed and unpredictable nature of wilderness areas. It serves as a reminder that while nature can be serene and beautiful, it also harbors dangers and uncertainties that require respect and caution from those who venture into it.
Themes
WildernessNatureSafetyUnpredictabilityRespect
In practice
Example use cases
During a nature retreat, this quote can remind participants about respecting the environment.
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All quotes βIn reading a novel, any novel, we have to know perfectly well that the whole thing is nonsense, and then, while reading, believe every word of it. Finally, when we're done with it, we may find - if it's a good novel - that we're a bit different from what we were before we read it, that we have changed a little... But it's very hard to say just what we learned, how we were changed.
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Reason is a faculty far larger than mere objective force. When either the political or the scientific discourse announces itself as the voice of reason, it is playing God, and should be spanked and stood in the corner.
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The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next.
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We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel... is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.
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When he found that the administrators were upset, he laughed. βDo they expect students not to be anarchists?β he said. βWhat else can the young be? When you are on the bottom, you must organize from the bottom up
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