Is it a wicked thing, then?
I should call it a misunderstanding, rather. A misunderstanding of life. Death and life are the same thing—like the two sides of my hand, the palm and the back. And still the palm and the back are not the same... They can be neither separated, nor mixed.


Chapter 5, "Sea Dreams" (Arren and Ged) - Earthsea Books - The Farthest Shore (1972)

Ursula K. Le Guin Quotes

Is it a wicked thing, then? I should call it a misunderstanding, rather. A misunderstanding of life. Death and life are the same thing—like the two ...

Is it a wicked thing, then? I should call it a misunderstanding, rather. A misunderstanding of life. Death and life are the same thing—like the two ...

Is it a wicked thing, then? I should call it a misunderstanding, rather. A misunderstanding of life. Death and life are the same thing—like the two ...

Is it a wicked thing, then? I should call it a misunderstanding, rather. A misunderstanding of life. Death and life are the same thing—like the two ...