Powers (Annals of the Western Shore #3)

by Ursula K. Le Guin

If eternity had a season, it would be midsummer. Autumn, winter, spring are all change and passage, but at the height of summer the year stands poised. It’s only a passing moment, but even as it passes the heart knows it cannot change.

Honour can exist anywhere, love can exist anywhere, but justice can exist only among people who found their relationships upon it.

“‘Three things that, seeking increase, strengthen soul: love, learning, liberty.”’