This means, in a way, that true light is dependent on the presence of other lights. Take the … - N.K. Jemisin

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I feel like people are expecting me to fail, therefore, I expect myself to win.

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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