Nora K. Jemisin Quotes Nora K. Jemisin I tend to write society as I see and understand it. I See See Society Understand Write
I don't really understand why so many fantasy writers choose to focus on worlds that just seem strangely denuded. But to them, I guess it doesn't seem strange. And I guess that's their privilege. It isn't mine. Nora K. Jemisin
Fantasy is fantasy. It's fiction. It's not meant to be a textbook. I don't believe in letting research overwhelm the fiction. That's a danger of science fiction in particular, as opposed to fantasy. A lot of writers forget that what they're doing is supposed to be art. Nora K. Jemisin
It takes practice to do anything unique within this field, period, in writing, practice doing anything unique in writing. 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
Readers seem to really like the fact that what I'm writing is not traditional fantasy. Nora K. Jemisin
Knowing about authors' beliefs helps you understand how those beliefs influence their writing, and things you thought meant one thing, once you've got enough information about that writer, you suddenly realize mean an entirely different thing. That makes a difference. Nora K. Jemisin
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. 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
It's the way the human brain works: when enough events occur in a pattern, we stop thinking and go into macro mode. Nora K. Jemisin
The war we have to wage today has only one goal and that is to make the world safe for diversity. U Thant
To pay more is the easy way. In fact, the solution possibilities to the problem are many. Vladimir Putin
I grew up doing a lot of traveling. My mom left home when she was 15 and traveled to 48 different countries and speaks six different languages. So I grew up with my eyes open. She raised me so that if my heart says something is wrong, I have to go help. What's right is right and what's wrong is wrong. Qorianka Kilcher
Ever since the beginning of rock and roll, there's been an Axl Rose. And it's just boring. It's totally boring to me. Kurt Cobain
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