Quote by Ursula K. Le Guin

Freedom is a heavy load, a great and strange burden for the spirit to undertake. It is not easy. It is not a gift given, but a choice made, and the choice may be a hard one. The road goes upward towards the light; but the laden traveler may never reach the end of it.

Freedom is a heavy load, a great and strange burden for the

Summary

This quote emphasizes that freedom is not a simple or effortless state to attain. It is described as a weighty and unconventional responsibility that the spirit must willingly embrace. True freedom is not bestowed upon individuals, but rather it is a conscious decision one makes for themselves, and this choice can be challenging. The path towards freedom is depicted as an uphill journey towards illumination, but there is no guarantee of ever fully reaching its destination given the burdens and obstacles one must carry along the way.

By Ursula K. Le Guin

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I have a very deep and wide relationship with my fans.

I have a very deep and wide relationship with my fans.

Relationship

Sport is a wonderful metaphor for life. Of all the sports th

Sport is a wonderful metaphor for life. Of all the sports that I played - skiing, baseball, fishing - there is no greater example than golf, because you're playing against yourself and nature.

Sports

Most of the State of the Union will not be about Iraq. Most

Most of the State of the Union will not be about Iraq. Most of the State of the Union will be about improving America's economy and providing greater access to health care for millions of American people, including senior citizens.

Health

Coming to Rome, much labor and little profit! The King whom

Coming to Rome, much labor and little profit! The King whom you seek here, unless you bring Him with you will not find Him.

Religion

Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomp

Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.

Carter G. Woodson

History

The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done,

The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.

Benjamin Disraeli

Power Knowledge

Advertising is the life of trade.

Advertising is the life of trade.

Calvin Coolidge

What makes this story so remarkable is that throughout my ea

What makes this story so remarkable is that throughout my early childhood I had ongoing learning difficulties, particularly in mathematics. I struggled to learn the multiplication table, and no matter how hard I tried, I simply couldn't remember 6 times 7 or 7 times 8.

Dad

Nothing seems more like a whorehouse to me than a museum. In

Nothing seems more like a whorehouse to me than a museum. In it you find the same equivocal aspect, the same frozen quality.

The Chinese government is quickly losing its ideological leg

The Chinese government is quickly losing its ideological legitimacy, maintain its rule with force, but cannot draw strength from the ideology of Marx and Mao.

Strength

Just how difficult it is to write biography can be reckoned

Just how difficult it is to write biography can be reckoned by anybody who sits down and considers just how many people know the real truth about his or her love affairs.

Legacy

I don't know where people got the idea that characters in bo

I don't know where people got the idea that characters in books a supposed to be likable. Books are not in the business of creating merely likeable characters with whom you can have some simple identification with. Books are in the business of crating great stories that make you're brain go ahhbdgbdmerhbergurhbudgerbudbaaarr.

Humor Funny Books Characters