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In a child's eyes, a mother is a goddess. She can be glorious or terrible, benevolent or filled with wrath, but she commands love either way. I am convinced that this is the greatest power in the universe.

In a child's eyes, a mother is a goddess. She can be glorious or terrible, benevolent or filled with wrath, but she commands love either way. I am convinced that this is the greatest power in the universe.

N.K. Jemisin
Mom, Mother, Children
N. K. Jemisin (2010). “The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms”, p.63, Hachette UK

There is no greater warrior than a mother protecting her child.

N.K. Jemisin
Mother, Children, Warrior
N. K. Jemisin (2010). “The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms”, p.28, Hachette UK

It was very bad if the council had resorted to recruiting men. By tradition men were our last line of defence, their physical strength bent towards the single and most important task of protecting our homes and children. This meant the council had decided that our only defence was to defeat the enemy, period. Anything else meant the end of Darre.

N.K. Jemisin
Children, Home, Men
N. K. Jemisin (2010). “The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms”, p.136, Hachette UK

I'm tired of being what everyone else has made me," I said. "I want to be myself." "Don't be a child." I looked up, startled and angry, though of course there was nothing to see. "What?" "You are what your creators and experiences have made you, like every other being in this universe. Accept that and be done; I'm tired of your whining.

N.K. Jemisin
Children, Tired, Done

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