RIP Le Guin

[dhampyresa]

I need to process this.

I remember being 11-12-13 at the library, staring at The Left Hand of Darkness on the shelf and yearning for it in an almost physical way all while knowing I couldn't borrow it because people would know. What they would know was unclear and frightening then, but the very existence of the book brought comfort, a form of clarity and hope. The yearning for a bigger world never left and I wouldn't have it any other way.

My favourite quote of hers is "We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings."

Comments

[sovay]

The yearning for a bigger world never left and I wouldn't have it any other way.

That's a good thing to remember someone by.

*hugs*

[kore]

I can't imagine who I would have been without her. She shaped my mind. She made all our worlds bigger.

[eglantiere]

::hugs::

[luzula]

I love that quote, too.

And she seems to have touched so many lives! For me The Left Hand of Darkness is actually a book I've grown into. I've appreciated it more the older I've gotten--it's like it unfolds and contains more.

[schneefink]

I didn't realize that capitalism quote is by her! It's a wonderful quote.

[spywindow]

She and her work really were so amazing. What a loss that she's gone. :(