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It was the oldest of tricks, to sow dissension between groups that had common interests. Good for deflecting attention from greater mischief, too. (N. K. Jemisin)

Unreasoning optimism is a fundamental element of childishness.

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Well. Adolescence is all about making mistakes.

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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.

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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.

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Unconditional love: childhood's greatest magic.

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

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

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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.

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

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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)

You're abbreviating heavily, not lying. That's what you tell yourself.

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

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

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

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When we say that "the world has ended,” remember-it is usually a lie. The planet is just fine.

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It's all right to need help. All of us have things we can't do alone.

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Very quickly I fell in with others like me-newcomers, dreamers, young people drawn to the city in spite of its dangers because sometimes, for some of us, tedium and familiarity feel worse than risking your life.

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I keep hoping you'll tell me. You're the god, after all. If I prayed to you for guidance, and you decided to answer, what would you tell me?” "I wouldn't answer.” "Because you don't care? Or because you wouldn't know what to say?

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When people questioned this, the priests simply said, The world has changed. We must change with it. You can imagine how well that went over.

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I understand that mutual dissatisfaction is a factor in their collaboration. I imagine it isn't a far step from mutual goals to mutual respect, and from there to love. (N. K. Jemisin)

There's not such thing as magic that does no harm.

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Good intentions are pointless without the will to implement them.

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I knew what it was at last-the visible manifestation of my will. My power, inherited from my god ancestors and distilled through generations of humanity, given shape and energy and potential. That was all magic was, really, in the end. Possibility. With it I could create anything, provided I believed.

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What happened when people who'd once possessed absolute power suddenly lost it?

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Occupation: American Writer
Born: September 19, 1972
Quotes count: 60
Wikipedia: N. K. Jemisin

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