Believe Quote by N. K. Jemisin

“I think the people who believe that works can and always should be divorced from the context are people who have the privilege to do so.” quote by N. K. Jemisin — Download Open image

“I think the people who believe that works can and always should be divorced from the context are people who have the privilege to do so.”

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It's the way the human brain works: when enough events occur in a pattern, we stop thinking and go into macro mode.

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