"In so far as one denies what is, one is possessed by what is not, the compulsions, the fantasies, the terrors that flock to fill the void"

This quote by Ursula K. Le Guin suggests that when we deny truth and refuse to accept things as they are, we become taken in by what is not real. This can manifest in the kind of fixations, visions, and fears that rush in to fill the emptiness developed by our denial. By denying what is, we permit our minds to be managed by illusions and false beliefs, leading to a state of ownership. Le Guin's words work as a reminder to deal with truth and embrace it, instead of being taken in by the illusions we develop in our minds.