How can we prepare for the future if we won't acknowledge the past?
N. K. Jemisin in Die große Stille - Steinerner HimmelFor all those that have to fight for the respect that everyone else is given without question.
N. K. Jemisin in Die große Stille - Zerrissene ErdeHome is what you take with you, not what you leave behind.
N. K. Jemisin in Die große Stille - Zerrissene ErdeBut for a society build on exploitation, there is no greater threat than having no one left to oppress.
N. K. Jemisin in Die große Stille - Steinerner HimmelBeing useful to others is not the same thing as being equal.
N. K. Jemisin in Die große Stille - Brennender Fels"I think," Hoa says slowly, "that if you love someone, you don't get to choose how they love you back."
N. K. Jemisin in Die große Stille - Steinerner HimmelUnd das musst du verstehen: in jedem Krieg gibt es Gruppierungen - die einen, die Frieden wollen, die anderen, die aus einer Myriade von Gründen weiterhin Krieg wollen, und jene, deren Wünsche beides übertreffen.
N. K. Jemisin in Die große Stille - Zerrissene ErdeAfter all, a person is herself, and others. Relationships chisel the final shape of one's being. I am me, and you.
N. K. Jemisin in Die große Stille - Zerrissene ErdeAber es ist nicht so schwer, wegzugehen, wie du gedacht hast. Nicht jetzt, da die Blicke deiner ehemaligen Nachbarn wie ranziges Öl über deine Haut gleiten.
N. K. Jemisin in Die große Stille - Zerrissene ErdeBut there are none so frightened, or so strange in their fear, as conquerors. They conjure phantoms endlessly, terrified that their victims will someday do back what was done to them - even if, in truth, their victims couldn't care less about such pettiness and have moved on. Conquerors live in dread of the day when they are shown to be, not superior, but simply lucky.
N. K. Jemisin in Die große Stille - Steinerner Himmel