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N.K. Jemisin is an American science fiction writer born in September 1972. Her works are known for their unique world-building, profound character development, and rich imagination. Jemisin gained widespread acclaim with her 'Inkwood' series, which includes 'The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms', 'The Broken Kingdoms', and 'The Kingdom of the Gods', with 'The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms' winning the Hugo Award in 2011.

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Famous N.K. Jemisin Quotes

“Home is people. Home is what you take with you, not what you leave behind.”

People Home Loss Family Belonging

Book:The Fifth Season

Source: The Fifth Season

“Home is what you take with you, not what you leave behind.”

Book:The Fifth Season

Source: The Fifth Season

“It was very bad if the council had resorted to recruiting men. By tradition men were our last line of defence, their physical strength bent towards the single and most important task of protecting our homes and children. This meant the council had decided that our only defence was to defeat the enemy, period. Anything else meant the end of Darre.”

Ifs Men Children Important Ends Home Lasts Lines Enemy Periods Tradition Tasks Decided Defeat Bent Council Defence Physical Strength

Book:The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

Source: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

“He was dead again when I got home that day. His corpse was in the kitchen, near the counter, where it appeared he'd been chopping vegetables when the urge to stab himself through the wrist had struck. I slipped on the blood coming in, which annoyed me because that meant it was all over the kitchen floor.”

Home Blood Kitchen Urges Vegetables Corpses Annoyed Wrists Chopping

Author:N.K. Jemisin

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Born: September 19, 1972
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 123

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