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About Octavia E. Butler
American science fiction and speculative fiction author
Octavia E. Butler was an American science fiction and speculative fiction author. She won the Hugo, Locus, and Nebula awards, and in 1995 became the first science fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. Her work helped define modern speculative fiction, and she is especially known for writing that brought discipline and force to the genre. The record here shows 113 quotes from her.
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- “Beware, all too often we say what we hear others say. We think what we are told that we think. We see what we…”Octavia E. Butler
- “I think people really need to think what it's like to have all of society arrayed against you.”Octavia E. Butler
- “Writing has been as difficult for me as for people who don't like to write and as little fun.”Octavia E. Butler
- “And by the way, I wanted to point out that Kindred is not science fiction. You'll note there's no science in…”Octavia E. Butler
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- “There's a lot of conflict and darkness inside everybody's family. We all pretend to outsiders that it's not s…”Salman Rushdie
- “I had no trainers to play, so I went barefoot. Everyone else had trainers. I also remember running 9 km. to t…”Richarlison
- “I hate going to the gym, running on treadmills, or doing weights. I like keeping it fun and relaxed because t…”Parineeti Chopra
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- “One main reason why most dreamers cannot take their dreams off the ground is that they keep their ideas to th…”Israelmore Ayivor
- “I'm a huge believer in you don't really need anybody to make you feel validated or make you feel secure. When…”Brittany Snow
- “I can tell you that Rey is an incredibly brave young woman who starts off alone and encounters Finn, and they…”Daisy Ridley
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Books by Octavia E. Butler
Kindred
1979
Fledgling
2005
Parable of the Sower
1993
Parable of the Talents
1998
Adulthood Rites
1988