The Left Hand of Darkness

"We are the ones who fled through the dark."

"In the darkness, words are easier."

"A man who falls in love is at a disadvantage because he is already half-committed."

"I had been thinking of the people of Karhide as 'men,' but what if they were not?"

"True journey is return."

"We are strangers in the dark."

"Morality is practical."

"Friendship is based on something deeper than preference."

"What is not known is more dangerous than what is known."

"We are all mutual prisoners."

"A prison is a place not to die in."

"Trust is a luxury we can ill afford."

"The world is a rough place, brother."

"In the darkness, a stranger."

"I had not known how much grief could exist in silence."

"A man who cannot see men does not exist."

"I'll make you coffee."

"To love is to make oneself vulnerable to loss."

"We are all exiles in some way, even in our own lands."

"The heart understands what the mind cannot explain."

"The world does not owe us understanding, only the opportunity to seek it."

"The greatest act of courage is to admit one's fear."

"What separates a man from a woman may be less than what separates a man from himself."

"The strongest bonds are often forged in darkness and cold."

"To be wholly alien is perhaps the deepest loneliness."

"Time moves differently when you are waiting than when you are acting."

"The greatest victory is the one won without violence."

"Those who speak of freedom seldom understand its weight."

"To know another person you must first be willing to lose yourself."

"We come from the stars, but they will not welcome us home."