Octavia Butler Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Science fiction let me do both. It let me look into science and stick my nose in everywhere.”

“I just knew there were stories I wanted to tell.”

“I would never have been a good scientist - my attention span was too short for that.”

“The thing about science fiction is that it's totally wide open. But it's wide open in a conditional way.”

“What I'm working on now - I'm back to fantasy, although considering that it's me, I'm turning it into a kind of science fantasy. It's a vampire story - but my vampires are biological vampires. They didn't become vampires because someone bit them; they were born that way.”

“Most of us don't have to worry about being shot if we poke our noses outside. So we are comfortable, but the people I'm writing about are definitely not comfortable, and being shot while they're still inside is a good possibility.”

“Third, for people who aren't doing it already, take classes - they're worthwhile. Workshops or classes - a workshop is where you do actually get feedback on your work, not just something where you go and sit for a day.”

“No, I think the future of humanity will be like the past, we'll do what we've always done and there will still be human beings. Granted, there will always be people doing something different and there are a lot of possibilities.”

“So fantasy was fine early on, and when I discovered science fiction, I was very happy with it, because my first interest in science fiction came with an interest in astronomy.”

“People have the right to call themselves whatever they like. That doesn't bother me. It's other people doing the calling that bothers me.”