N. K. Jemisin quote: Jija killed his own son for what a completely different person did, long before that son's birth. This, more than ...

Jija killed his own son for what a completely different person did, long before that son's birth. This, more than anything, helps her finally understand that there is no reasoning with her father's hatred.

~ N. K. Jemisin ~

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