People who think about time travel stories sometimes think that going back in time would be fun because you would have all the information you needed to be much more astute than the people there, when the truth is of course you wouldn't. Octavia E. Butler astutebackfun share on social
As a black and as a woman, I didn't think that I would really want to live in any of the eras before this, because I would inevitably be worse off. I would have spent more time struggling just to prove I was human than doing my work. Octavia E. Butler badlyblackera share on social
I wanted to write a novel that would make others feel the history: the pain and fear that black people have had to live through in order to endure. Octavia E. Butler blackendurefear Change image and share on social
Science fiction, extrasensory perception, and black people are judged by the worst elements they produce. Octavia E. Butler badblackelement Change image and share on social
I think we need people with stronger ideals than John Kerry or Bill Clinton. I think we need people with more courage and vision. Octavia E. Butler billclintoncourage Change image and share on social
I used to give up writing like some people would give up smoking. Octavia E. Butler givepeoplesmoke Change image and share on social
A 10-pound sack of potatoes lasts a long time. Octavia E. Butler lastlongpotato Change image and share on social
Writing has been as difficult for me as for people who don't like to write and as little fun. Octavia E. Butler difficultfunpeople Change image and share on social
Hollywood wants to go for the flash, because that's what a lot of them think science fiction is. Octavia E. Butler fictionflashhollywood Change image and share on social
We are a naturally hierarchical species. Octavia E. Butler hierarchicalnaturallyspecies Change image and share on social