Delusional pain hurts just as much as pain from actual trauma. So what if it's all in your head? Octavia E. Butler actualdelusionalhead Change image and share on social
When I was 7 and went to the zoo with my second-grade class, I saw chimpanzee eyes for the first time - the eyes of an unhappy animal, all alone, locked in a bare, concrete-floored, iron-barred cage in one of the nastier, old-fashioned zoos. I remember looking at the chimp, then looking away. Octavia E. Butler animalbarbare share on social
I had novels to write, so I wrote them. Octavia E. Butler novelwrite Change image and share on social
In countries where there are no racial differences or no religious differences, people find other reasons to set aside one certain group of people and generally spit in their direction. Octavia E. Butler countrydifferencedirection Change image and share on social
Too many writers get into that gross-'em-out factor. Octavia E. Butler factorgrosswriter Change image and share on social
I had a long period of writing what I think of as 'save the world' novels. 'Fledgling' was a chance to play. Octavia E. Butler chancefledglinglong Change image and share on social
Movies are extremely imitative of one another. Whatever works, people will try to do it. Octavia E. Butler extremelyimitativemovie Change image and share on social
Every story I write adds to me a little, changes me a little, forces me to reexamine an attitude or belief, causes me to research and learn, helps me to understand people and grow. Octavia E. Butler addattitudebelief Change image and share on social
The major tragedies in life, there's just no compensation. But the minor ones you can always write about. It's my way of dealing, and it's a heck of a lot cheaper than psychiatrists. The story, you see, will get you through. Octavia E. Butler cheapcompensationdeal share on social