"This means, in a way, that true light……" — N.K. Jemisin
"This means, in a way, that true light is dependent on the presence of other lights. Take the others away and darkness results. Yet the reverse is not true: take away darkness and there is only more darkness. Darkness can exist by itself. Light cannot."
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29 Quotes by N.K. Jemisin
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Fortunately, where reason failed, blind panic served well enough.
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