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I definitely haven’t been in the best place while working on this book, but I can say this much: Where there is pain in this book, it is real pain; where there is anger, it is real anger; where there is love, it is real love. You’ve been taking this journey with me, and you’re always going to get the best of what I’ve got. That’s what my mother would want.

N.K. Jemisin
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How can we prepare for the future if we won’t acknowledge the past?

N.K. Jemisin, The Stone Sky
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But for a society build on exploitation, there is no greater threat than having no one left to oppress.

N.K. Jemisin, The Stone Sky
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I think,' Hoa says slowly, 'that if you love someone, you don't get to choose how they love you back.

N.K. Jemisin, The Stone Sky
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Syl Anagist's assimilation of the world had been over a century before I was ever made; all cities were Syl Anagist. All languages had become Sylanagistine. But there were none so frightened, or so strange in their fear, as conquerors. They conjure phantoms endlessly, terrified that their victims will someday do back what was done to them - even if, in truth, their victims couldn't care less about such pettiness and have moved on. Conquerors live in dread of the day when they are shown to be, not superior, but simply lucky.

N.K. Jemisin, The Stone Sky
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