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Nora K. Jemisin Quotes

Nora K. Jemisin

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

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I've always believed that as an artist, as a writer, you need a lot of contact with other people to make your art good.

Nora K. Jemisin

Reconciliation is a part of the healing process, but how can there be healing when the wounds are still being inflicted?

Nora K. Jemisin

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

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

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

Reconciliations are for after the violence has ended.

Nora K. Jemisin

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

A fantasy novel set in something other than medieval Europe, featuring an almost entirely black cast, is considered risky.

Nora K. Jemisin

I've been very happy with Orbit and am thrilled that they're giving me more chances to explore my creative visions.

Nora K. Jemisin

There's a thriving field of self-published stuff in, particularly, black fiction. I don't know that other groups of people of color have that same recourse.

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