Kenan

“When a slave rebels, it is nothing much to the people who read about it later. Just thin words on thinner paper worn finer by the friction of history. (“So you were slaves, so what?” they whisper. Like it’s nothing.)”
― N.K. Jemisin, The Stone Sky

“You can kill me, you mean. You can destroy my sense of self and replace it with one you approve of.”
― Ann Leckie, Ancillary Justice

“It’s different when it’s in cold blood.”
“Is it?” the prisoner asked. “Do they end up less dead?”
― Brent Weeks, The Blinding Knife

“Gavin couldn’t meet their eyes. “I’m not the man you think I am,” he said very quietly.
“Are you the man I’ve served these past ten years?” Ironfist asked.
“I am.”
“Then perhaps, my lord, you’re not the man you think you are.”
― Brent Weeks, The Blinding Knife