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First Quotes by Octavia Butler
- And I have this little litany of things they can do. And the first one, of course, is to write - every day, no excuses.…
- Fantasy is totally wide open; all you really have to do is follow the rules you've set. But if you're writing about science, you have…
- People who want to write either do it or they don't. At last I began to say that my most important talent - or habit…
- In order to rise From its own ashes A phoenix First Must Burn.
- First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories.…
- When I was 7 and went to the zoo with my second-grade class, I saw chimpanzee eyes for the first time - the eyes of…
- So fantasy was fine early on, and when I discovered science fiction, I was very happy with it, because my first interest in science fiction…
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