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Is it the gods who set this fire in our hearts, or do we each make our fierce desire into a god?
-Ursula K. Le Guin
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Is It The Gods Who Set This

Ursula K. Le Guin
Is it the gods who set this fire in our hearts, or do we each make our fierce desire into a god?
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