the way clear

[ununoriginal]

'he had been groping and grabbing after certainty, as if it were something he could possess.  he had been demanding a security, a guarantee, which is not granted: and which, if granted, would become a prison.'

----ursula le guin, 'the dispossessed'

Comments

[sanjihan]

I seriously want to read that book. I don't know why I haven't yet, but I will!! I don't even know the context and I can still see the applicability of that line. <3

[ununoriginal]

it's a philosophical book, about politics, life, r/ships, human nature & personalities - the person writing the preface said it was a book tat din't go for the easy answers, or provide a stable ground. i must admit i din't really like try to digest each line, but there's a lot of things/issues she brings up tat are worth pondering over - i think if i have more free time, i would read it again - it's one of those books tat get deeper with each repeat :)