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Nora K. Jemisin Quotes

Nora K. Jemisin

It's the way the human brain works: when enough events occur in a pattern, we stop thinking and go into macro mode.

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In the 'Dreamblood' books, I'm focusing more on what I like about epic fantasy: the layering and depth of tension; the chance to really delve into the minutia of an alternate society and its politics; a large cast of characters to love and hate.

Nora K. Jemisin

I am a linear thinker in a lot of ways.

Nora K. Jemisin

As a black woman, I have no particular interest in maintaining the status quo. Why would I? The status quo is harmful; the status quo is significantly racist and sexist and a whole bunch of other things that I think need to change.

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Readers seem to really like the fact that what I'm writing is not traditional fantasy.

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I write what feels real. I write things that are informed both by my own experience and by actual history.

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.

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I would love to just write and not have everything I say or do turn into a political battle.

Nora K. Jemisin

I tend to like writing characters that are not typical heroes.

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

Reconciliations are for after the violence has ended.

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