It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.
Ursula K. Le GuinRead
I do not care what comes after; I have seen the dragons on the wind of morning.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote suggests a sense of acceptance and peace with the present, regardless of future uncertainties.
Ursula K. Le Guin's quote emphasizes the importance of living in the moment and finding beauty in the experience of life itself, regardless of what challenges may lie ahead. By referencing 'the dragons on the wind of morning', Le Guin encourages an appreciation for the wonders and dangers that can exist simultaneously, suggesting that confronting these experiences can be fulfilling and enlightening.
Themes
LifeAcceptanceBeautyMomentExperience
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be shared at a mindfulness workshop to inspire participants to embrace the present.
More from Ursula K. Le Guin
All quotes βIn reading a novel, any novel, we have to know perfectly well that the whole thing is nonsense, and then, while reading, believe every word of it. Finally, when we're done with it, we may find - if it's a good novel - that we're a bit different from what we were before we read it, that we have changed a little... But it's very hard to say just what we learned, how we were changed.
Ursula K. Le GuinRead
Reason is a faculty far larger than mere objective force. When either the political or the scientific discourse announces itself as the voice of reason, it is playing God, and should be spanked and stood in the corner.
Ursula K. Le GuinRead
The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next.
Ursula K. Le GuinRead
We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel... is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.
Ursula K. Le GuinRead
When he found that the administrators were upset, he laughed. βDo they expect students not to be anarchists?β he said. βWhat else can the young be? When you are on the bottom, you must organize from the bottom up
Ursula K. Le GuinRead
Similar quotes
The desire of the moth for the star, Of the night for the morrow, The devotion to something afar From the sphere of our sorrow.
Percy Bysshe ShelleyRead
To all who suffer- to all who feel discouraged, worried, or lonely- I say with love and deep concern for you, never give in. Never surrender. Never allow despair to overcome your spirit. Embrace and rely upon the Hope of Israel, for the love of the Son of God pierces all darkness, softens all sorrow, and gladdens every heart.
Dieter F. UchtdorfRead
I hope that what you take away from my album is not just the music - which I did want to be fun, and I did want it to be about individuality, but please also take away from it that there's no dream that's too big.
Lady GagaRead
Will someone else's life be brighter tomorrow, because of what you have done today?
William Arthur WardRead
Be surprised by joy, be surprised by the little flower that shows its beauty in the midst of a barren desert, and be surprised by the immense healing power that keeps bursting forth like springs of fresh water from the depth of our pain.
Henri NouwenRead
When thou seest an eagle, thou seest a portion of genius; lift up thy head!
William BlakeRead