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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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- “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
- “People have the right to call themselves whatever they like. That doesn't bother me. It's other people doing…”Octavia E. Butler
- “I don't know how much of a market there is for space opera. Just because it's in the movies doesn't mean maga…”Octavia E. Butler
- “When I was 7 and went to the zoo with my second-grade class, I saw chimpanzee eyes for the first time - the e…”Octavia E. Butler
Science: more sayings
- “Criticizing anyone is tantamount to criticizing their worship or devotion (aradhana). It is a grave mistake.…”Dada Bhagwan
- “Parthenogenesis means never having your mother tell you to stop doing that or you'll go blind.”Seanan McGuire
- “We shouldn't let anti-science zealotry shut down the ability to produce low-cost, quality food for billions a…”Ted Cruz
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- “We're gone for 280, almost 300 days a year. So 70 to 80 days I'm home every year. Being an artist, you just g…”Thomas Rhett
- “As a woman leader, I thought I brought a different kind of leadership. I was interested in women's issues, in…”Benazir Bhutto
- “We humans are imperfect, but what makes us human is not are kind but our courage to overcome fear, our abilit…”Paranjay Malkan
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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