9 quotes
"Simple peck-order bullying is only the beginning of the kind of hierarchical behavior that can lead to racism, sexism, ethnocentrism, classism, and all the other 'isms' that cause so much suffering in the world."
- Octavia E. Butler
Awareness
"You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it."
- Octavia E. Butler
Motivation
"Repressive societies always seemed to understand the danger of 'wrong' ideas."
- Octavia E. Butler
Adversity
"Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself."
- Octavia E. Butler
Creativity
"Human beings are more alike than different—damn sure more alike than we like to admit."
- Octavia E. Butler
Connection to Earth
"The big talent is persistence."
- Octavia E. Butler
Persistence
"I'm very happy alone."
- Octavia E. Butler
Contentment
"Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over."
- Octavia E. Butler
Wisdom
"That's all anybody can do right now. Live. Hold out. Survive. I don't know whether good times are coming back again. But I know that won't matter if we don't survive these times."
- Octavia E. Butler
Perseverance