“It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.”
Source: Hainish Cycle, The Left Hand of Darkness (1969), Chapter 15 “To the Ice” (p. 220)
“It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.”
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) by Ursula K. Le Guin, in Chapter 15 "To the Ice"
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Variant: It is good to have an end to a journey, but it is the journey that matters, in the end.
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