He had almost yielded, but not quite. He had not consented. It is very hard for evil to take hold of the unconsenting soul. - Ursula K. Le Guin

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He had almost yielded, but not quite. He had not consented. It is very hard for evil to take hold of the unconsenting soul.

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About Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula K. Le Guin (21 October 1929 – 22 January 2018) was an American writer, known mostly for her work in science fiction and fantasy. She received the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, Locus Award, and World Fantasy Award, and was made a Grandmaster of Science Fiction in 2003.

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Birth Name: Ursula Kroeber
Alternative Names: Ursula Kroeber Le Guin • Ursula Le Guin
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John Steinbeck Salman Rushdie Philip Pullman William Faulkner J. M. Coetzee

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We have been civilized for a thousand millennia. We have histories of hundreds of those millennia. We have tried everything, Anarchism, with the rest. But I have not tried it. They say there is nothing new under any sun. But if each life is not new, each single life, then why are we born?
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