No, brother, I'm sane. What drives people crazy is trying t… - Ursula K. Le Guin

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No, brother, I'm sane. What drives people crazy is trying to live outside reality. Reality is terrible. It can kill you. Given time, it certainly will kill you. The reality is pain- you said that! But it's the lies, the evasions of reality, that drive you crazy. It's the lies that make you want to kill yourself.

Ursula K. Le Guin

The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia · October 20, 1994 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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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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Elegance is a small price to pay for enlightenment, and I was glad to pay it.

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And day to day, life's a hard job, you get tired, you lose the pattern. You need distance, interval. The way to see how beautiful the earth is, is to see it as the moon. The way to see how beautiful life is, is from the vantage point of death.

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