Note on The Left Hand of Darkness via Ursula K. Le Guin

But we in the Handdara don’t want answers. It’s hard to avoid them, but we try to.”

“Faxe, I don’t think I understand.”

“Well, we come here to the Fastnesses mostly to learn what questions not to ask.”

“But you’re the Answerers!”

“You don’t see yet, Genry, why we perfected and practice Foretelling?”

“No-“

“To exhibit the perfect uselessness of knowing the answer to the wrong question.”

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FROM:

Ursula K. Le Guin

The Left Hand of Darkness