What happened when people who’d once possessed absolute power suddenly lost it?
N. K. Jemisin Quotes
born 1972 United States
Nora Keita Jemisin (born September 19, 1972) is an American speculative fiction writer and blogger.
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62 quotes
Those with power would always find some way to exert it over those who didn’t.
The Kingdom of Gods (2011)
If they will not love me, fear is an acceptable substitute.
The Kingdom of Gods (2011)
The Broken Kingdoms (2010)
The Obelisk Gate (2016)
“When things are bad, change is good, right? Change means things will get better.”
The Kingdom of Gods (2011)
The Kingdom of Gods (2011)
Love betrayed has an entirely different sound from hatred outright.
The Broken Kingdoms (2010)
Good intentions are pointless without the will to implement them.
The Broken Kingdoms (2010)
It is important to appreciate beauty, even when it is evil.
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (2010)
The Leadership legends have the air of a myth concocted to justify their place in society.
The Obelisk Gate (2016)
There is no greater warrior than a mother protecting her child.
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (2010)
Unreasoning optimism is a fundamental element of childishness.
The Kingdom of Gods (2011)
There’s not such thing as magic that does no harm.
The Broken Kingdoms (2010)
When we say that “the world has ended,” remember—it is usually a lie. The planet is just fine.
The Stone Sky (2017)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (2010)
The Kingdom of Gods (2011)
But though I repeated my plea, and waited on my knees for nearly an hour, there was no answer.
The Broken Kingdoms (2010)
But perhaps that was just the way of power: no such thing as too much.
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (2010)
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: N. K. Jemisin (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.