Quotes By Author: N.K. Jemisin
“It would be cruel to break that hope before it fades on its own.”
“I remembered Nahadoth’s lips on my throat and fought to suppress a shudder, only half succeeding. Death as a consequence of lying with a god wasn’t something I had considered, but it did not surprise me. A mortal man’s strength had its limits. He spent himself and slept. He could be a good lover, but even his best skills were only guesswork – for every caress that sent a woman’s head into the clouds, he might try ten that brought her back to earth.”
“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.”
“For all those that have to fight for the respect that everyone else is given without question.”