“ Many things have broken him. He holds himself together with spit and endless smiling, but all can see the cracks. You, though; you are dented, bruised, but intact. N. K. Jemisin
“ That we're not human is just the lie they tell themselves so they don't have to feel bad about how they treat us N. K. Jemisin
“ And Mother does not hate her; actually, she fears Damaya. Is there a difference? Maybe. N. K. Jemisin
