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N. K. Jemisin Quotes

When I start a new novel, I often write 'test chapters' in different tenses and from different points of view in order to figure out which is best to tell the tale.

N. K. Jemisin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Best Start View New Test Write

An efficient payments system provides the infrastructure needed to transfer money in low-cost and convenient ways. Efficient systems are innovative in improving the quality of services in response to changing technology and changing demand.

Jerome Powell

Technology Money Quality Improving

I get a little cranky with the whole business about kids not having attention spans. This reminds me of the usual business of thinking that the next generation is hopeless. Every generation has said that about every younger generation.

Robin McKinley

Business Me Thinking Generation Said

I joined a campus competition, as I felt I could do comedy, and I won. Then I started doing standup gigs in 2009 while completing my law degree, but I never told my parents. They only discovered a few years later.

Ronny Chieng

Competition Parents Law Comedy Doing

I try to do something physical every day. I don't go heavy every day, though.

Russell Wilson

Day Every Day Go Try Heavy Physical

I initiated the State's investigation of Governor Blagojevich and have prosecuted public officials, including a sitting democratic state representative and democratic State's Attorney.

Lisa Madigan

Sitting Investigation Democratic

Except that awards are competitive, which is a negative thing, they are wonderful for singling out deserving individuals and bringing their work to the attention of many potential readers who might otherwise have been totally unaware of them.

Joyce Carol Oates

Work Negative Potential Attention

Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates.

Jean de la Bruyere

Life Happiness Grief Loved Person

Most people don't want to change. They're comfortable and set in their ways. But in order to change, you have to be able to agitate people at times. And I think that's something that's very necessary for us to improve as a country.

Colin Kaepernick

Change People Think You Country

I do like directing other people's material.

Brian De Palma

People Like Directing Other Material

In terms of dangers, such as viruses, fraud or identity theft, I don't think we were thinking about that at all when we got started. If we had been worried about that, the net might have been better today, but we might not have even got there.

Bob Kahn

Today Identity Think Thinking Better

It is hard to imagine two more final endings to the 'war on terror' than the popular revolts against the authoritarian regimes in the Middle East and the death of bin Laden.

Peter Bergen

Death War More Hard Authoritarian

After decades of hauling telescopes around in the back of vans and going up to high altitude locations and so forth, I did finally build an observatory, here on Sonoma mountain.

Tim Ferriss

Mountain Back Build High Up Going