N.K. Jemisin, The Stone Sky Quotes

I think, ' Hoa says slowly, 'that if you love someone, you don't get to choose how they love you back.

Because that is how one survives eternity, ” I say, “or even a few years. Friends. Family. Moving with them. Moving forward.

But for a society build on exploitation, there is no greater threat than having no one left to oppress.

How can we prepare for the future if we won’t acknowledge the past?

She has seen him fight his own brutal nature, and the Earth itself, in order to be the parent she needs. He has helped her learn to love herself for what she is.