"Freedom is a heavy load, a great and strange burden for the spirit to undertake. It is not easy. It is not a gift given, but a choice made, and the choice may be a hard one. The road goes upward towards the light; but the laden traveler may never reach the end of it."

"Living, being in the world, was a much greater and stranger thing than she had ever dreamed."

These books, simply said, are magical. If you are looking for the massive worldbuilding and complex character development of modern fantasy, do not look here. However, if you want excellent(but not flowery) prose, a well done and meaningful story, and some great characters along the way, look no further. I now understand why Ursuin K Le Guin is mentioned along with the other greats as one of the forerunners of fantasy.