num_pages: 215
description: From acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin and with an introduction by Karen Joy Fowler a collection of thoughtsalways adroit often acerbicon aging belief the state of literature and the state of the nation.Ursula K. Le Guin has taken readers to imaginary worlds for decades. Now shes in the last great frontier of life old age and exploring new literary territory: the blog a forum where her voicesharp witty as compassionate as it is criticalshines. No Time to Spare collects the best of Ursulas blog presenting perfectly crystallized dispatches on what matters to her now her concerns with this world and her wonder at it. On the absurdity of denying your age she says If Im ninety and believe Im forty-five Im headed for a very bad time trying to get out of the bathtub. On cultural perceptions of fantasy: The direction of escape is toward freedom. So what is escapism an accusation of? On her new cat: He still wont sit on a lapI dont know if he ever will. He just doesnt accept the lap hypothesis. On breakfast: Eating an egg from the shell takes not only practice but resolution even courage possibly willingness to commit crime. And on all that is unknown all that we discover as we muddle through life: How rich we are in knowledge and in all that lies around us yet to learn. Billionaires all of us.
language: English
title: No Time To Spare: Thinking About What Matters
publisher: Harper