“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.”
"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
"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
"Hustle hard baby girl."
Motivation
"Stop snoozing your alarm."
Motivation
"Results on. Excuses off."
Motivation
"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."
- Arthur Ashe
Motivation
"Your most important work is always ahead of you, never behind you."
- Stephen Covey
Motivation