Always Coming Home

“When I take you to the Valley, you’ll see the blue hills on the left and the blue hills on the right, the rainbow and the vineyards under the rainbow late in the rainy season, and maybe you’ll say, “There it is, that’s it!” But I’ll say. “A little farther.” We’ll go on, I hope, and you’ll see the roofs of the little towns and the hillsides yellow with wild oats, a buzzard soaring and a woman singing by the shadows of a creek in the dry season, and maybe you’ll say, “Let’s stop here, this is it!” But I’ll say, “A little farther yet.” We’ll go on, and you’ll hear the quail calling on the mountain by the springs of the river, and looking back you’ll see the river running downward through the wild hills behind, below, and you’ll say, “Isn’t that the Valley?” And all I will be able to say is “Drink this water of the spring, rest here awhile, we have a long way yet to go and I can’t go without you.”  – Ursula K. Le Guin

13 Comments

  1. Adarsh Pandey September 5, 2020

    ❤️🙏👍

  2. Pia Majumdar September 5, 2020

    That’s so beautiful

    1. Wandering Ambivert September 7, 2020

      It is <3

  3. Teddydore💁‍♀️💖 September 5, 2020

    Beautiful 🌻

    1. Wandering Ambivert September 7, 2020

      <3

  4. Anonymous September 5, 2020

    Beautiful

    1. Wandering Ambivert September 7, 2020

      <3

  5. Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer September 5, 2020

    She is one of my all time very favorite authors.

  6. Lov Verma September 5, 2020

    So evocative and poignant!

  7. Anonymous September 5, 2020

    Lovely.

    1. Wandering Ambivert September 7, 2020

      <3

  8. gingerkellergannaway September 5, 2020

    What a strong and beautiful quote!

    1. Wandering Ambivert September 7, 2020

      <3

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