“All narrative begins for me as listening. When I read, I listen. When I write, I listen—for silence, inflection, rhythm, rest. Then comes the image, the picture of the thing that I have to invent: the headless bride in her wedding dress; the forest clearing. There is performance, too: “zzz went the saw,” accompanied by gesture. And cadence: “Old man Simon Gillicutty, caaatch me.” I need to use everything—sound, image, performance—to get at the full meaning of the story”
― Tar Baby
― Tar Baby
“It is very hard for evil to take hold of the unconsenting soul.”
― A Wizard of Earthsea
― A Wizard of Earthsea
“Of course it is exhausting, having to reason all the time in a universe which wasn't meant to be reasonable.”
― Breakfast of Champions
― Breakfast of Champions
“When I say “nations,” I mean “armed marketplaces.” Always.”
― Martyr!
― Martyr!
“I couldn't help wondering if that was what God put me on Earth for--to find out how much a man could take without breaking.”
― Breakfast of Champions
― Breakfast of Champions
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