He had waked her; he had given her what she lacked, and what few men could have given her: the sense of peril, which is the root of love. (Ursula K. Le Guin)

He had waked her; he had given her what she lacked, and what few men could have given her: the sense of peril, which is the root of love.

Ursula K. Le Guin

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