My first series, the 'Inheritance' trilogy, in the first book, you were dealing with a woman of color from an impoverished culture, being brought up among wealthy, privileged white people and having to cope and perform in ways that she has not been raised to do, and that was obviously drawn from some personal experiences. -- N. K. Jemisin

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There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.

I am not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.

I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while.

Loving is not just looking at each other, it’s looking in the same direction.

Life is falling down 7 times and getting up 8.

It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.

Love becomes greater and nobler in calamity.

Achievement has no color.

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

We will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles.

If four things are followed - having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance - then anything can be achieved.

A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary.

Life is whatever we conceive it to be.

What you believe has more power than what you dream or wish or hope for. You become what you believe.