“You thought, as a boy, that a mage is one who can do anything. So I thought, once. So did we all. And the truth is that as a man's real power grows and his knowledge widens, ever the way he can follow grows narrower: until at last he chooses nothing, but does only and wholly what he must do. . . .”
― A Wizard of Earthsea
― A Wizard of Earthsea
“Have pity on those who are fearful of taking up a pen, or a paintbrush, or an instrument, or a tool because they are afraid that someone has already done so better than they could…”
― The Pilgrimage
― The Pilgrimage
“To light a candle is to cast a shadow...”
― A Wizard of Earthsea
― A Wizard of Earthsea
“Criticism is just someone else’s opinion. Even people who are experts in their fields are sometimes wrong. It is up to you to choose whether to believe some of it, none of it, or all of it. What you think is what counts.”
― Advice My Parents Gave Me: and Other Lessons I Learned from My Mistakes
― Advice My Parents Gave Me: and Other Lessons I Learned from My Mistakes
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