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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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- “My characters hope for better lives.”Octavia E. Butler
- “First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Ha…”Octavia E. Butler
- “So fantasy was fine early on, and when I discovered science fiction, I was very happy with it, because my fir…”Octavia E. Butler
- “I learned that five- and-six-year-old kids have already figured out how to be intolerant.”Octavia E. Butler
Prayer: more sayings
- “My 'Book of Prayer' is the most important thing I carry. If I'm tense about something or need to pray for pro…”Tina Knowles
- “Every Wednesday, my husband and I have a study group with our friends. I attend church. We try to devote time…”Carrie Underwood
- “Let no one profess to trust in God, and yet lay up for future wants, otherwise the Lord will first send him t…”George Muller
More Focus quotes
- “I fell in love with the topic of leadership. For three decades, that has been a major focus of my hands-on wo…”Henry Cloud
- “I know how important it is that test cricket is my main focus.”Joe Root
- “Many training programs and often schools focus on just a skill or a kind of work competency. That's only half…”Gerald Chertavian
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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