The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance Trilogy, #1)

by N.K. Jemisin

It is blasphemy to separate oneself from the earth and look down on it like a god. It is more than blasphemy; it is dangerous. We can never be gods, after all—but we can become something less than human with frightening ease.

“You are what your creators and experiences have made you, like every other being in this universe. Accept that and be done; I tire of your whining.”