"The First Mobile, if one is sent, must be warned that unless he is very self-assured, or senile, his pride will suffer. A man wants his virility regarded, a woman wants her femininity appreciated, however indirect and subtle the indications of regard and appreciation. On Winter they will not exist. One is respected and judged only as a human being. It is an appalling experience."
Ursula K. Le Guin was an American novelist and essayist known for speculative fiction and literary fantasy. Her major works include A Wizard of Earthsea and The Left Hand of Darkness.