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I'm a pessimist if I'm not careful, a feminist, a Black,...an oil-and-water combination of ambition, laziness, insecurity, certainty, and drive.

I'm a pessimist if I'm not careful, a feminist, a Black,...an oil-and-water combination of ambition, laziness, insecurity, certainty, and drive.

Octavia Butler
Ambition, Oil And Water, Feminist

I was raised Baptist, and I like the fact that I got my conscience installed early.

Octavia Butler
Baptists, Facts, Raised

Well, writing was what I wanted to do, it was always what I wanted to do. I had novels to write so I wrote them.

Octavia Butler
Writing, Novel, Wells

On the other hand, I was very much interested in the way people behaved, the human dance, how they seemed to move around each other. I wanted to play around with that.

Octavia Butler
Inspirational, Dance, Moving

Margaret Weylin complained because she couldn't find anything to complain about.

Octavia Butler
Complaining
Octavia Butler (2004). “Kindred”, p.81, Beacon Press

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
Class, People, Feedback

The essentials are to learn to shape God with forethought, care, and work; to educate and benefit their community, their families and themselves; and to contribute to the fulfillment of the Destiny.

Octavia Butler
Destiny, Community, Essentials
Octavia E. Butler (2017). “Earthseed: The Complete Series”, p.310, Open Road Media

Here I was into astronomy, and here into anthropology, and there I go into geology. It was much more fun to be able to research and write about whatever I wanted to.

Octavia Butler
Fun, Writing, Research

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
Mean, Civilization, Groups
Octavia E. Butler (2012). “Parable of the Sower”, p.114, Open Road Media

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
Suicide, Jesus, Heaven

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