"It is blasphemy to separate oneself from the earth and look down on it like a god. It is more than blasphemy; it is dangerous. We can never be gods, after all - but we can become something less than human with frightening ease."

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Source : N. K. Jemisin (2010). “The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms”, p.52, Hachette UK

N.K. Jemisin

#Nature Quotes #Looks Quotes #Ease Quotes

“I prefer empty cages, Sabina, until I find a unique bird I once saw in my dreams.”
“To devastate is easier and more spectacular than to create.”
“Decoration is just make-up for the wrinkles of the idea.”
“Thereâ€™s no room for bravado when youâ€™re alone in the bush.”
“Most people, once they graduate from the School of Hard Knocks, automatically enroll in the University of Adversity.”
“I still believe that you truly find yourself not in travel, but in other human souls.”
“Servants must be big people. Big enough to go on, remembering the right and forgetting the wrong.”
“All gardeners need to know when to accept something wonderful and unexpected, taking no credit except for letting it be.”

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