N.K. Jemisin Quotes


Youre very lucky... Friends are precious powerful things hard to earn harder still to keep. You should thank this one for taking a chance on you. N.K. Jemisin Friends 73
...and when I lift my head to scream out my fury a million stars turn black and die. No one can see them but they are my tears. N.K. Jemisin Tears 49
It is blasphemy to separate oneself from the earth and look down on it like a god. It is more than blasphemy it is dangerous. We can never be gods after all but we can become something less than human with frightening ease. N.K. Jemisin Earth 44
They live forever. But many of them are even more lonely and miserable than we are. Why do you think they bother with us We teach them lifes value. N.K. Jemisin Humanity 41
True peace required the presence of justice not just the absence of conflict. N.K. Jemisin Peace 37
Myths tell us what those like us have done can do should do. Without myths to lead the way we hesitate to leap forward. Listen to the wrong myths and we might even go back a few steps. N.K. Jemisin Stories 35
But when I got angry my nerves sought an outlet and my mouth didnt always guard the gates. N.K. Jemisin Anger 34
Determination could easily become obsession. N.K. Jemisin Determination 32
Once upon a time there was a Once upon a time there was a Once upon a time there was a Stop this. Its undignified. N.K. Jemisin Madness 31
We can never be gods after allbut we can become something less than human with frightening ease. N.K. Jemisin Cruelty 31
Love betrayed has an entirely different sound from hatred outright. N.K. Jemisin Anger 30
In a childs eyes a mother is a goddess. She can be glorious or terrible benevolent or filled with wrath but she commands love either way. I am convinced that this is the greatest power in the universe. N.K. Jemisin Motherhood 29
If the gods do decide to wipe us out is it such a bad thing Maybe weve earned a little annihilation. N.K. Jemisin Humans 29
You are what your creators and experiences have made you like every other being in this universe. Accept that and be done I tire of your whining. N.K. Jemisin Self 28
But love like that doesnt just disappear does it No matter how powerful the hate there is always a little love left underneath. Yes. Horrible isnt it N.K. Jemisin Hate 27

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