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Quote by N.K. Jemisin

“I had forgotten: night was the time not just of seducers but rapists; not just passion but violence.”

Work

In this novel, a young woman named Yelena becomes queen of a vast empire, navigating the complexities of her new role while dealing with the political machinations of her court and the mysterious forces that threaten her kingdom. more

Author

N.K. Jemisin

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. more

“Sometimes I’ll lie awake at night and listen to the sound of the clock. The motor ticks on endlessly. What an unsettling sound it is when you’ve yet to find peace - to find solace. Sometimes no matter how exhausted my body is, no matter how tired my thoughts are, no matter how sore my brain and my heart are...even then I still can’t fall asleep. Sometimes I wish for nothing more than to sleep. Please, allow me to slip away into the darkest corners of the world and let me be. Just let me sleep. You can close your eyes to the surroundings, but you can’t close your ears off to the sound around it. And sometimes the things you wish the most not to hear - are the loudest. They will not go away in the night and be silenced.”

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Author:Christina Casino

“Her grip tightened; their eyes met. "I warn you, the road leads through darkness." Sahsa said, "Then we will go through darkness sister.”

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Book:Winternight Trilogy

Source: Winternight Trilogy

“Dark night, bright future Like the phoenix from the ashes, I shall rise again”

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Book:Run, Rose, Run

Source: Run, Rose, Run

“I had for my winter evening walk- No one at all with whom to talk, But I had the cottages in a row Up to their shining eyes in snow. And I thought I had the folk within: I had the sound of a violin; I had a glimpse through curtain laces Of youthful forms and youthful faces. I had such company outward bound. I went till there were no cottages found. I turned and repented, but coming back I saw no window but that was black. Over the snow my creaking feet Disturbed the slumbering village street Like profanation, by your leave, At ten o'clock of a winter eve.”