“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.”
— Octavia Butler
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“I recognize we will pay more attention when we have different leadership.”
— Octavia Butler
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“Science fiction let me do both. It let me look into science and stick my nose in everywhere.”
— Octavia Butler
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“No one was going to stop me from writing and no one had to really guide me towards science fiction. It was natural, really, that I would take that interest.”
— Octavia Butler
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“I began reading science fiction before I was 12 and started writing science fiction around the same time.”
— Octavia Butler
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“I was attracted to science fiction because it was so wide open. I was able to do anything and there were no walls to hem you in and there was no human condition that you were stopped from examining.”
— Octavia Butler
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