The Left Hand of Darkness

Book · 4 characters · 418 quotes · 1969

Quotes from The Left Hand of Darkness

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"Love transcends all boundaries."
Estraven Love
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"The greatest discovery is understanding oneself."
Genly Ai Knowledge
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"Silence speaks louder than words."
Estraven Truth
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"We crossed the ice and became brothers."
Genly Ai Friendship
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"To see another as human is revolutionary."
Genly Ai Justice
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"Compassion bridges all divides."
Estraven Kindness
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"We are strangers in a strange land."
Genly Ai Adventure
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"The ice is both enemy and teacher."
Estraven Wisdom
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"I brought hope, but I found transformation."
Genly Ai Hope
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"The darkness outside mirrors the darkness within."
Genly Ai Philosophy
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"Loyalty is the highest virtue."
Estraven
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"To be vulnerable is to be human."
Genly Ai Strength
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"Power without compassion is merely tyranny."
Estraven Power
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"A mind that is closed is a mind that is dead."
Estraven Wisdom
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"Words are inadequate to describe the cold."
Genly Ai Nature
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"I am no longer who I was."
Genly Ai Change
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"To understand another is to become less alone."
Estraven Wisdom
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"We were enemies before we were friends."
Genly Ai Friendship
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"In silence, the truth emerges."
Estraven Truth
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"I came as a messenger, but I became a man."
Genly Ai Change
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"The ice teaches patience to all who cross it."
Genly Ai Patience
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"A man's flesh is his own. To take it is a crime against all."
Estraven Justice
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"I have learned to speak your language, but not to feel your cold."
Genly Ai Relationships
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"The mind must be free before the body can be."
Estraven Freedom
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"Trust is the only currency that matters."
Genly Ai Friendship
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"I do not care what they think of me."
Estraven Courage
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"The shifgrethor is necessary. It is the lubricant of society."
Estraven Justice
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"Fear is the mind-killer."
Genly Ai Fear
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"To ignore nothingness is to deny the reality of the world."
Estraven Philosophy
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"I am alone, and that is the nature of my kind."
Genly Ai Solitude