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“Unreasoning optimism is a fundamental element of childishness.”

N. K. Jemisin book The Kingdom of Gods

Source: The Kingdom of Gods (2011), Chapter 10 (p. 237)

“Well. Adolescence is all about making mistakes.”

N. K. Jemisin book The Kingdom of Gods

Source: The Kingdom of Gods (2011), Chapter 9 (p. 200)

“The child in her wanted to do as she pleased, cling to impossible hopes. The woman in her wanted to make sound decisions, succeed even if it meant sacrifice. The woman would win; that was inevitable. But the child would not go quietly.”

N. K. Jemisin book The Kingdom of Gods

Source: The Kingdom of Gods (2011), Chapter 7 (p. 173)

“There was no point in making myself suffer unnecessarily. As a mortal, there would be pain enough in my life, whether I sought it out or not.”

N. K. Jemisin book The Kingdom of Gods

Source: The Kingdom of Gods (2011), Chapter 5 (p. 119)

“Unconditional love: childhood’s greatest magic.”

N. K. Jemisin book The Kingdom of Gods

Source: The Kingdom of Gods (2011), Chapter 1 (p. 35)

“That was the way of things, after all. Children had to grow up. They did not always become what others wanted.”

N. K. Jemisin book The Kingdom of Gods

Source: The Kingdom of Gods (2011), Chapter 7 (p. 166)

“When things are bad, change is good, right? Change means things will get better.”

N. K. Jemisin book The Kingdom of Gods

Source: The Kingdom of Gods (2011), Chapter 1 (p. 19)

“We were all exposed to nothing but white dude fiction, occasionally young white women fiction, and if that’s how you’ve grown up, then that is what is normal.”

Interviews <br class="br">Source: On how she once perceived fiction in “NK Jemisin: 'It’s easier to get a book set in black Africa published if you're white'” https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/02/nk-jemisin-its-easier-to-get-a-book-set-in-black-africa-published-if-youre-white in The Guardian (2020 May 2)

“Honor in safety, survival under threat. Necessity is the only law.”

N. K. Jemisin book The Stone Sky

Source: The Stone Sky (2017), Chapter 9 “the desert, briefly, and you” (p. 231)

“Would’ve been nice if we could’ve all had normal, of course, but not enough people wanted to share. So now we all burn.”

N. K. Jemisin book The Stone Sky

Source: The Stone Sky (2017), Chapter 7 “you’re planning ahead” (p. 170)

“You’re abbreviating heavily, not lying. That’s what you tell yourself.”

N. K. Jemisin book The Obelisk Gate

Source: The Obelisk Gate (2016), Chapter 16 “you meet an old friend, again” (p. 293)

“Put people in a cage and they will devote themselves to escaping it, not cooperating with those who caged them.”

N. K. Jemisin book The Obelisk Gate

Source: The Obelisk Gate (2016), Chapter 15 “Nassun, in rejection” (p. 270)

“It is surprising how refreshing this feels. Being judged by what you do, and not what you are.”

N. K. Jemisin book The Obelisk Gate

Source: The Obelisk Gate (2016), Chapter 8 “you've been warned” (p. 127)

“The Leadership legends have the air of a myth concocted to justify their place in society.”

N. K. Jemisin book The Obelisk Gate

Source: The Obelisk Gate (2016), Chapter 6 “you commit to the cause” (p. 91)