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 b… - Ursula K. Le Guin

Even in merely reading a fairytale, we must let go our daylight convictions and trust ourselves to be guided by dark figures, in silence; and when we come back, it may be very hard to describe where we have been.

Meaning - this is perhaps the common note, the bane I am seeking. What is the Meaning of this book, this event in the book, this story ... ? Tell me what it Means.

But that is not my job, honey. That's your job.

It appears that we've given up on the long-range view. That we've decided not to think about consequences — about cause and effect. Maybe that's why I feel that I live in exile. I used to live in a country that had a future.