I recognize we will pay more attention when we have different leadership. Octavia Butler attentionleadershippay 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
Most of us don't have to worry about being shot if we poke our noses outside. So we are comfortable, but the people I'm writing about are definitely not comfortable, and being shot while they're still inside is a good possibility. Octavia Butler comfortablegoodinside share on social
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
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 behavedancehand 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
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
The thing about science fiction is that it's totally wide open. But it's wide open in a conditional way. Octavia Butler conditionalfictionopen Change image and share on social
