Ursula K. Le Guin Ged Quotations

It is very hard for evil to take hold of the unconsenting soul.

You fear them because you fear death, and rightly: for death is terrible and must be feared,' the mage said...'And life is also a terrible thing,' Ged said, 'and must be feared and praised.

She obeys me, but only because she wants to. It's the only justification for obedience, Ged observed.