Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 73, June 2016 Quotes

“Some days I hit that wall really hard, and I have to tell myself that I don’t believe that stuff anymore. That all the things in my brain, all the little voices whispering that I’m Doing It Wrong, this is just how hegemonies work: by continuous reinforcement; by convincing people that there is only one true way (or a handful of such); by promoting and valuing, over and over, the same narratives without thought to how harmful they can be.”
― Nalo Hopkinson, Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 73, June 2016: People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction!

“Chief Gray of the Osage Nation said, “Today, our neighbors are beginning to understand that when tribes are strong, everyone benefits. A rising tide lifts all boats. This has been done, not on the white man’s terms, but on our own. It’s not revenge, it’s rebirth, and as our elders say, it is good.” This”
― Nalo Hopkinson, Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 73, June 2016: People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction!

“When I was fifteen and trying to show my independence by getting careless with my diet, my parents took me to a Duryea-Gode disease ward. They wanted me to see, they said, where I was headed if I wasn’t careful. In fact, it was where I was headed no matter what. It was only a matter of when: now or later. My parents were putting in their vote for later.”
― Nalo Hopkinson, Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 73, June 2016: People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction!

“The thing you’re afraid of, the thing you want to hide, the thing mainstream markets can’t understand, the thing that won’t sell: that is your best thing, and it will make you a writer.”
― Sofia Samatar, Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 73, June 2016: People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction!

“Kids are not fooled when we try to cover up inequality. They will divide a cookie precisely in half. They’re the most conscientious people in the world that way.”
― Sofia Samatar, Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 73, June 2016: People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction!

“So I don’t see the theme of the story as nature versus science. I see it as a conflict between demanding and understanding, between the kinds of labor that our society values or doesn’t value, “innovators” versus “maintainers.” It’s”
― Nalo Hopkinson, Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 73, June 2016: People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction!

“How can ya think ’bout economics feelin’ like . . . this?” “Not many people can,” Ron said. “That’s the Lll’s protection.”
― Nalo Hopkinson, Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 73, June 2016: People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction!