Perseverance and resilience
What it means
Starting is easy compared with continuing. Le Guin captures the real test of any journey: keeping on.
About the author
Ursula K. Le Guin — American author (1929–2018).
Source and verification
- Source
- The Eye of the Heron (1978), Chapter 7 (p. 95)
- Reference
- Ursula K. Le Guin on Wikiquote
- Checked
- Wording and source taken from the sourced section of the author’s Wikiquote page, which cites the work given here (accessed 2026-10-11).
- Copyright
- Short quotation from a work that is still in copyright, reproduced briefly for commentary with full attribution. Rights remain with the author or their estate.
The explanation above is ToDoMatriX’s own reading of the quote, not the author’s words.