413 Quotes by N.K. Jemisin

Jag tror", säger Hoa sakta, "att om man älskar någon så får man inte välja hur denna någon älskar en tillbaka.

Because the world took and took and took from you, too, after all. She knows this. And yet, for some reason that she does not think she'll ever understand...even as you died, you were reaching for the Moon.

It was important, they'd told her, to know where her food came from, and to understand that not just one, but many deaths had enabled her survival. Therefore it was crucial that she use every part of the animal, as much as she could, and take no more than she needed. To kill under those circumstances, or to survive, was respectful. To kill for any other reason was monstrous.

I hate this city." Veneza laughs. "Yeah, well, you New Yorkers—everybody except the new ones—always say that. It's dirty and there's too many cars and nothing's maintained the way it should be and it's too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter and it stinks like unwashed ass most of the time. But ever notice how none of you ever fucking leave?

I have decided that I am in love, but love is a painful hotspot roil beneath the surface of me in a place where once there was stability, and I do not like it.

Conquerors live in dread of the day when they are shown to be, not superior, but simply lucky.

I will tear the whole world apart if they ever hurt us again.″ But we would still be hurt, she thinks.

It’s also frustrating that you care, and that others can tell you care. You used to be such a steelheart.

But when I got angry, my nerves sought an outlet, and my mouth didn’t always guard the gates.