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Ursula K. Le Guin Quotes

Great artists make the roads; good teachers and good companions can point them out. But there ain't no free rides, baby. No hitchhiking. And if you want to strike out in any new direction? you go alone. With a machete in your hand and the fear of God in your heart.

Ursula K. Le Guin

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