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
I learned that five- and-six-year-old kids have already figured out how to be intolerant. Octavia E. Butler figureintolerantkid 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
The lovely thing about writing is, well, two things. One, writing fiction allows us to bring an order to our lives that doesn't exist in real life. And two, it allows us to create human characters that we know better than we will ever know anyone in real life. Octavia E. Butler bringcharactercreate share on social
Too many writers get into that gross-'em-out factor. Octavia E. Butler factorgrosswriter Change image and share on social
Most vampires I have discovered are men for some reason. I guess it's because of Dracula; people are kind of feeding off that. Octavia E. Butler discoverdraculafeed Change image and share on social
Science fiction is not formulaic. Octavia E. Butler fictionformulaicscience Change image and share on social
I'm comfortably asocial - a hermit in the middle of a large city, a pessimist if I'm not careful, a feminist, a black, a former Baptist, an oil-and-water combination of ambition, laziness, insecurity, certainty and drive. Octavia E. Butler ambitionasocialbaptist share on social
How dull it is to have people defining you. Octavia E. Butler definedullpeople Change image and share on social
Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself. Octavia E. Butler createstorywrite Change image and share on social
