There is nothing foolish about hope.

- N.K. Jemisin

This means, in a way, that true light is dependent on the presence of other lights. Take the others away and darkness results. Yet the reverse is not…

- N.K. Jemisin

Once upon a time there was a Once upon a time there was a Once upon a time there was a Stop this. It's undignified.

- N.K. Jemisin

If the gods do decide to wipe us out, is it such a bad thing? Maybe we've earned a little annihilation.

- N.K. Jemisin

Calling something exotic emphasizes its distance from the reader. We don't refer to things as exotic if we think of them as ordinary. We call somethi…

- N.K. Jemisin

We can never be gods, after all--but we can become something less than human with frightening ease.

- N.K. Jemisin

There is no greater warrior than a mother protecting her child.

- N.K. Jemisin

If the first words out of your mouth are to cry 'political correctness!', ... chances are very, very high that you are in fact part of the problem.

- N.K. Jemisin

In a child's eyes, a mother is a goddess. She can be glorious or terrible, benevolent or filled with wrath, but she commands love either way. I am co…

- N.K. Jemisin