We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel… is an essential part of the process of discovering what we are doing and thinking and feeling.
— Ursula K. Le Guin Modern

Science fiction, fantasy

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Context

The Language of the Night

Date / Period

1979

Category

Controversial

Source

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/83060-the-unread-story-is-not-a-story-it-is-a

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