Nora K. Jemisin Quotes Nora K. Jemisin I think most fiction focuses on uncomfortable settings because that's interesting. Fiction Focuses Interesting Most Think Uncomfortable Uncomfortable Settings
I was raised to be very wary of the police. I was raised to stay away from them unless you absolutely have to. Because they're dangerous. Nora K. Jemisin
I write what feels real. I write things that are informed both by my own experience and by actual history. Nora K. Jemisin
To some degree, as I move outside of the exclusive genre audience, the exclusive genre issues don't bother me as much. Maybe that's just speculation. Nora K. Jemisin
Actual Victorian mores and politics were a reaction to a specific series of historical events, technological and scientific developments, and ethical trends in which the commodification of people was de rigueur. Nora K. Jemisin
All people who grew up with science fiction and fantasy and horror went through the whole acculturation process of the genre. We were all told to read the golden age writers. We were all told Heinlein and Asimov and all these straight, white males, although some of them were Jewish. Nora K. Jemisin
Magic is the mysteries into which not everyone is so lucky, or unlucky, as to be initiated. It can be affected by belief, the whims of the unseen, harsh language. And it is not. Supposed. To make. Sense. In fact, I think it's coolest when it doesn't. Nora K. Jemisin
With epic fantasy, there is a tendency for it to be quintessentially conservative in that its job is to restore what is perceived to be out of whack. Nora K. Jemisin
It's human nature that we come in our own flavours, and it doesn't make any sense to write a monochromatic or monocultural story unless you're doing something extremely small – a locked room-style story. Nora K. Jemisin
We ended up New Year's Eve playin' a show. My date had stood me up, and I remember walkin' back to my friends with, like, two minutes before midnight and thinkin', 'I'm not gonna have anybody to kiss on New Year's.' And there she was, standin' right there, and I remember kissin' her, and then that was game over. Zac Brown
It's always extremities when you are a young black male dealing with law enforcement. O'Shea Jackson Jr
In Peru, if you gave somebody a little chance to do something, they took it to the furthest extent. They took nothing for granted. And here in L.A., you kind of get caught up in your own little dilemmas and your own little life. Qorianka Kilcher
I remember the first time I heard 'The Thunder Rolls.' It was dark, and we were driving to the beach. There was the thunder outside and the thunder in the song. It was eerie. Zac Brown
As a rapper, I was heavily influenced by American rap albums. But for songs that are more melody-driven, I get my inspiration from Korean albums. G-Dragon
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Zac Brown
O'Shea Jackson Jr
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