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The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) by N.K. Jemisin

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There is an art to smiling in a way that others will believe. It is always important to include the eyes; otherwise, people will know you hate them.

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“The flip side of being a person who never fails at anything is that you never do anything you could fail at. You never do anything risky. There’s a certain essential lack of courage among people who seem to be good at everything.”
― Nathan Hill, The Nix

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“God bless the book people for their boundless knowledge absorbed from having words instead of friends.”
― Mackenzi Lee, The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

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“Magic never dies. It merely fades away.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Color of Magic

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“I think you hate me because… I’m someone you can hate. I’m here, I’m handy. But what you really hate is the world.”
― N.K. Jemisin, The Broken Earth Trilogy

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