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Octavia Butler Quotes

In order to rise From its own ashes A phoenix First Must Burn Picture Quote #1

The destiny of Earthseed is to take root among the stars Picture Quote #1

Drowning people Sometimes die Fighting their rescuers Picture Quote #1

There is no end To what a living world Will demand of you Picture Quote #1

Belief initiates and guides action - or it does nothing Picture Quote #1

I’m me, and I’m here, and I’m writing Picture Quote #1

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Kindness eases change Love quiets fear Picture Quote #1

There’s no narcotic like exhaustion Picture Quote #1

Forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable Picture Quote #1

All that you touch You Change. All that you Change Changes you. The only lasting truth is Change. God is Change Picture Quote #1

To get along with God, Consider the consequences of your behavior. Earthseed: The Books of the Livin Picture Quote #1

Civilization is to groups what intelligence is to individuals. It is a means of combining the intelligence of many to achieve ongoing group adaptation Picture Quote #1

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Once you grow past Mommy and Daddy coming running when you’re hurt, you’re really on your own. You’re alone, and there’s no one to help you Picture Quote #1

I would never have been a good scientist - my attention span was too short for that Picture Quote #1

I was raised Baptist, and I like the fact that I got my conscience installed early Picture Quote #1

But my problem with fantasy, and horror, and related genres, is that sometimes the problems are illogical Picture Quote #1

I lost an arm on my last trip home Picture Quote #1

Listen, no part of me is more definitive of who I am than my brain Picture Quote #1

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The big talent is persistence Picture Quote #1

Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself Picture Quote #1

Religion kept some of my relatives alive, because it was all they had. If they hadn’t had some hope of heaven, some companionship in Jesus, they probably would have committed suicide, their lives were so hellish Picture Quote #1

And I have this little litany of things they can do. And the first one, of course, is to write - every day, no excuses. It’s so easy to make excuses. Even professional writers have days when they’d rather clean the toilet than do the writing Picture Quote #1

Third, for people who aren’t doing it already, take classes - they’re worthwhile. Workshops or classes - a workshop is where you do actually get feedback on your work, not just something where you go and sit for a day Picture Quote #1

Beware At war Or at peace, More people die Of unenlightened self-interest Than of any other disease Picture Quote #1

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The differences you perceive between Humans-between groups of Humans-are the result of isolation and inbreeding, mutation, and adaptation to different Earth environments Picture Quote #1

I talked to members of my family, and did some personal research that didn’t really have anything to do with the time and place I was writing about, but that gave me a feeling of the experience of being black in a time and place where it was very difficult to be black Picture Quote #1

People have the right to call themselves whatever they like. That doesn’t bother me. It’s other people doing the calling that bothers me Picture Quote #1

I think climbing mountains or buildings or whatever has been a really good metaphor for finishing my work. Because no matter how tired you get, no matter how you feel like you can’t possibly do this, somehow you do Picture Quote #1

No... a novel is a long business. I’m a slow writer, even when I’m doing very well I write slowly Picture Quote #1

Rejections are painful, but inevitable. They’re every writer’s rite of passage Picture Quote #1

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In order to rise From its own ashes A phoenix First Must Burn (Octavia Butler Quotes) The destiny of Earthseed is to take root among the stars (Octavia Butler Quotes) Drowning people Sometimes die Fighting their rescuers (Octavia Butler Quotes) There is no end To what a living world Will demand of you (Octavia Butler Quotes) Belief initiates and guides action - or it does nothing (Octavia Butler Quotes) I’m me, and I’m here, and I’m writing (Octavia Butler Quotes) Kindness eases change Love quiets fear (Octavia Butler Quotes) There’s no narcotic like exhaustion (Octavia Butler Quotes) Forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable (Octavia Butler Quotes) All that you touch You Change. All that you Change Changes you. The only lasting truth is Change. God is Change (Octavia Butler Quotes) To get along with God, Consider the consequences of your behavior. Earthseed: The Books of the Livin (Octavia Butler Quotes) Civilization is to groups what intelligence is to individuals. It is a means of combining the intelligence of many to achieve ongoing group adaptation. (Octavia Butler Quotes) Once you grow past Mommy and Daddy coming running when you’re hurt, you’re really on your own. You’re alone, and there’s no one to help you (Octavia Butler Quotes) I would never have been a good scientist - my attention span was too short for that (Octavia Butler Quotes) I was raised Baptist, and I like the fact that I got my conscience installed early (Octavia Butler Quotes) But my problem with fantasy, and horror, and related genres, is that sometimes the problems are illogical (Octavia Butler Quotes) I lost an arm on my last trip home (Octavia Butler Quotes) Listen, no part of me is more definitive of who I am than my brain (Octavia Butler Quotes) The big talent is persistence (Octavia Butler Quotes) Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself (Octavia Butler Quotes) Religion kept some of my relatives alive, because it was all they had. If they hadn’t had some hope of heaven, some companionship in Jesus, they probably would have committed suicide, their lives were so hellish (Octavia Butler Quotes) And I have this little litany of things they can do. And the first one, of course, is to write - every day, no excuses. It’s so easy to make excuses. Even professional writers have days when they’d rather clean the toilet than do the writing (Octavia Butler Quotes) Third, for people who aren’t doing it already, take classes - they’re worthwhile. Workshops or classes - a workshop is where you do actually get feedback on your work, not just something where you go and sit for a day (Octavia Butler Quotes) Beware At war Or at peace, More people die Of unenlightened self-interest Than of any other disease (Octavia Butler Quotes) The differences you perceive between Humans-between groups of Humans-are the result of isolation and inbreeding, mutation, and adaptation to different Earth environments (Octavia Butler Quotes) I talked to members of my family, and did some personal research that didn’t really have anything to do with the time and place I was writing about, but that gave me a feeling of the experience of being black in a time and place where it was very difficult to be black. (Octavia Butler Quotes) People have the right to call themselves whatever they like. That doesn’t bother me. It’s other people doing the calling that bothers me. (Octavia Butler Quotes) I think climbing mountains or buildings or whatever has been a really good metaphor for finishing my work. Because no matter how tired you get, no matter how you feel like you can’t possibly do this, somehow you do. (Octavia Butler Quotes) No... a novel is a long business. I’m a slow writer, even when I’m doing very well I write slowly. (Octavia Butler Quotes) Rejections are painful, but inevitable. They’re every writer’s rite of passage (Octavia Butler Quotes)

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