Aella-Tempest

“In a child's eyes, a mother is a goddess. She can be glorious or terrible, benevolent or filled with wrath, but she commands love either way. I am convinced that this is the greatest power in the universe.”
― N.K. Jemisin, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

“Tell them they can be great someday, like us. Tell them they belong among us, no matter how we treat them. Tell them they must earn the respect which everyone else receives by default. Tell them there is a standard for acceptance; that standard is simply perfection. Kill those who scoff at those contradictions, and tell the rest that the dead deserved annihilation for their weakness and doubt. Then they'll break themselves trying for what they'll never achieve”
― N.K. Jemisin, The Fifth Season

“We get stronger by getting the help sooner and standing up faster after each hit, not enduring more beatings. That just does more long-term damage.”
― Erin R. Flynn, Dodging Calamities

“Being useful to others is not the same thing as being equal.”
― N.K. Jemisin, The Obelisk Gate