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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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- “Most of us don't have to worry about being shot if we poke our noses outside. So we are comfortable, but the…”Octavia E. Butler
- “I think we need people with stronger ideals than John Kerry or Bill Clinton. I think we need people with more…”Octavia E. Butler
- “On the other hand, I was very much interested in the way people behaved, the human dance, how they seemed to…”Octavia E. Butler
- “I would never have been a good scientist - my attention span was too short for that.”Octavia E. Butler
Writing: more sayings
- “Seperti apakah Anda? Menurut saya, paling tidak Anda adalah apa yang Anda tulis.”Helvy Tiana Rosa
- “I've learned that writing a book and songwriting have a lot in common - it's all about the honesty and connec…”Jimmie Allen
- “I used to write sonnets and various things, and moved from there into writing prose, which, incidentally, is…”Shelby Foote
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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