N. K. Jemisin Quotes

I don't really understand why so many fantasy writers choose to focus on worlds that just seem strangely denuded. But to them, I guess it doesn't seem strange. And I guess that's their privilege. It isn't mine.

N. K. Jemisin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 19, 1972

Topics

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My poetry is the most disappointing thing for me that I've ever written. When I say I can write everything, I don't say I can write everything well.

Jess Walter

PoetryMeI CanSayWriteWell

I have experience dressing me as a 6, a 12, and more. And when you go above a size 12, you don't lose your love of fashion.

Melissa McCarthy

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Diversify, because that helps reduce risk. And you can diversify outside the United States. Some people would never invest in Europe - I think that's a mistake.

Robert J. Shiller

MistakePeopleThinkYouRiskNever

You try to take advantage of taking control of the game when you know you may have guys on base and counts aren't in your favor or whatever. You just try to figure out ways to slow the game down to get back to the pace that you want it to be at, to try to get the momentum back on your side.

Matt Cain

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I think the tradition of philanthropy is far better developed in the U.S. than in India, as is the whole notion of giving away 50% of your wealth while you are still living and not waiting till you're gone.

Romesh Wadhwani

WaitingThinkBetterGivingYou

Judaism is my life. Everything I do is through the lens of Torah.

Matisyahu

LifeMy LifeLensEverythingThrough

The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.

Michelangelo

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Contemporary audiences are interested in watching characters navigate ethical challenges and moral dilemmas.

David Zabel

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I don't have a PR rep. I live in Vermont.

Colin Trevorrow

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There's so many guys skiing so fast right now that you really have to be willing to take a lot of risks if you want to give yourself a chance to win. I'm prepared to do it; it's just a matter of if I can make it work.

Bode Miller

WorkYourselfRisksSkiingWinYou

I have never been afraid to stand up to the leadership on issues where we disagree. If you chose to keep Cambridge Labour, then I can continue to press the Government for the things that matter to you, in a way that members of the opposition are unable to.

Anne Campbell

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It's just not easy to explain to someone else what you don't understand yourself.

Wislawa Szymborska

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