The Left Hand of Darkness (Hainish Cycle, #4)

by Ursula K. Le Guin

Consider: There is no division of humanity into strong and weak halves, protective/protected, dominant/submissive, owner/chattel, active/passive. In fact the whole tendency to dualism that pervades human thinking may be found to be lessened, or changed, on Winter.

To be an atheist is to maintain God. His existence or his nonexistence, it amounts to much the same, on the plane of proof.

What is love of one’s country; is it hate of one’s uncountry? Then it’s not a good thing. Is it simply self-love? That’s a good thing, but one mustn’t make a virtue of it, or a profession. . .