“It is of the nature of idea to be communicated: written, spoken, done. The idea is like grass. It craves light, likes crowds, thrives on crossbreeding, grows better for being stepped on.”

— Ursula K. Le Guin , Hainish Cycle

Source: Hainish Cycle, (1974), Chapter 3 (p. 72)

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