No, I think the future of humanity will be like the past, we'll do what we've always done and there will still be human beings. Granted, there will always be people doing something different and there are a lot of possibilities. Octavia Butler beingfuturegrant share on social
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 bothercallpeople Change image and share on social
I just knew there were stories I wanted to tell. Octavia Butler knowstorywant Change image and share on social
I wasn't trying to work out my own ancestry. I was trying to get people to feel slavery. I was trying to get across the kind of emotional and psychological stones that slavery threw at people. Octavia Butler ancestryemotionalfeel Change image and share on social
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. That's why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence. Octavia Butler crapgoodgradually share on social
I recognize we will pay more attention when we have different leadership. Octavia Butler attentionleadershippay Change image and share on social
What I'm working on now - I'm back to fantasy, although considering that it's me, I'm turning it into a kind of science fantasy. It's a vampire story - but my vampires are biological vampires. They didn't become vampires because someone bit them; they were born that way. Octavia Butler backbearbiological share on social
I was attracted to science fiction because it was so wide open. I was able to do anything and there were no walls to hem you in and there was no human condition that you were stopped from examining. Octavia Butler attractconditionexamine Change image and share on social
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 came with an interest in astronomy. Octavia Butler astronomydiscoverearly Change image and share on social
And by the way, I wanted to point out that Kindred is not science fiction. You'll note there's no science in it. It's a kind of grim fantasy. Octavia Butler fantasyfictiongrim Change image and share on social
