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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
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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
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Because that is how one survives eternity, ” I say, “or even a few years. Friends. Family. Moving with them. Moving forward.N.K. Jemisin
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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
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How can we prepare for the future if we won’t acknowledge the past?N.K. Jemisin
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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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She has seen him fight his own brutal nature, and the Earth itself, in order to be the parent she needs. He has helped her learn to love herself for what she is.N.K. Jemisin