# The Obelisk Gate

- Author: [N. K. Jemisin](https://www.leafyquotes.com/n-k-jemisin.md)
- Quotes: 4
- Book page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/n-k-jemisin/the-obelisk-gate

## Quotes

> Put people in a cage and they will devote themselves to escaping it, not cooperating with those who caged them.

p. 270

> You’re abbreviating heavily, not lying. That’s what you tell yourself.

p. 293

> The Leadership legends have the air of a myth concocted to justify their place in society.

p. 91

> It is surprising how refreshing this feels. Being judged by what you do, and not what you are.

p. 127