Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave In The Mind: Talks & Essays On The Writer, The Reader & The Imagination Quotes
To think that realistic fiction is by definition superior to imaginative fiction is to think imitation is superior to invention.
Making female noises, shrieking and squeaking and being shrill, all those things that annoy people with longer vocal cords. Another case where the length of organs seems to be so important to men.
The premise is: everybody's like me and we all think alike.The corollary is: people who don't think like me don't matter.