Ursula K. Le Guin Quotes

I always wondered why the makers leave housekeeping and cooking out of their tales. Isn't it what all the great wars and battles are fought for -- so that at day's end a family may eat together in a peaceful house?

Ursula K. Le Guin

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  Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Great
  • Family
  • Why