“Rufus had caused her trouble, and now he had been rewarded for it. It made no sense. No matter how kindly he… — Octavia E. Butler Heart Copy Share Image
“This is the biggest lot of abolitionist trash I ever saw.” “No it isn’t,” I said. “That book wasn’t even written until… — Octavia E. Butler Abolitionist Copy Share Image
“The world is full of painful stories. Sometimes it seems as though there aren't any other kind and yet I found myself… — Octavia E. Butler Inspirational Copy Share Image
“It’s too easy to follow bad but attractive leaders, embrace pleasurable but destructive habits, ignore looming disaster because maybe it won’t happen… — Octavia E. Butler Adolescent Copy Share Image
Beware, all too often we say what we hear others say. We think what we are told that we think. We see… — Octavia E. Butler Copy Share Image
Several years ago, when I was about to start a novel, I thought I might get some mileage out of the idea… — Octavia E. Butler Copy Share Image
“At its best, science fiction stimulates imagination and creativity. It gets reader and writer off the beaten track, off the narrow, narrow… — Octavia E. Butler Creativity Copy Share Image
“I'd rather see the others." "What others?" "The ones who make it. The ones living in freedom now." "If any do." "They… — Octavia E. Butler Freedom Copy Share Image
People who think about time travel stories sometimes think that going back in time would be fun because you would have all… — Octavia E. Butler Copy Share Image
“Get focused on arranging to survive so that we can do more than just get batted around by crazy people, desperate people,… — Octavia E. Butler Crazy people Copy Share Image
“Self is. Self is body and bodily perception. Self is thought, memory, belief. Self creates. Self destroys. Self learns, discovers, becomes. Self… — Octavia E. Butler Faith Copy Share Image
