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Ursula K. Le Guin · 1968
A fantasy novel following the early life of a young wizard named Duny (later known as Sparrowhawk) on the island of Gont, as he discovers his magical powers and begins his journey into the wider world of Earthsea. Le Guin's prose is lyrical and contemplative, establishing a coming-of-age narrative within an intricate magical world.
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To name the shadow you carry is to cease fleeing it — self-knowledge is the only magic that heals.
education-and-formation
magic consists in this, the true naming of a thing… power lay like a jewel at the bottom of a dry well
WE-RC-035he yearned to stay with Ogion… learning how to be silent. Yet other cravings were in him that would not be stilled, the wish for glory
WE-RC-019ambition-and-status
'I could have done better,' he said to himself, in bitter envy; and all the joy of the evening was darkened for him
WE-RC-039'Can you call the spirits of the dead?' He would not let her mock him. 'I might if I chose,' he said in a calm voice.
WE-RC-016self-and-identity
The lump of shadow clung to Ged, tearing at his flesh… the bright rip in the world's darkness above him widened
WE-RC-046'Only shadow can fight shadow… what do you need to defeat that shadow?' 'I need what I cannot know. Its name.'
WE-RC-088Illuminates
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