The backside of heroism is often rather sad; women and servants know that. They know also that the heroism may be no less real for that. But achievement is smaller than men think. What is large is the sky, the earth, the sea, the soul.


The Compass Rose (1982)

Ursula K. Le Guin Quotes

The backside of heroism is often rather sad; women and servants know that. They know also that the heroism may be no less real for that. But...

The backside of heroism is often rather sad; women and servants know that. They know also that the heroism may be no less real for that. But...

The backside of heroism is often rather sad; women and servants know that. They know also that the heroism may be no less real for that. But...

The backside of heroism is often rather sad; women and servants know that. They know also that the heroism may be no less real for that. But...