Quotes by : Octavia E. Butler

Civilization is to groups what intelligence is to individuals. It is a means of combining the intelligence....

BewareAt war Or at peace,More people die Of unenlightened self-interestThan of any other disease

Then, somehow, I got caught up in one of Kevin's World War II books - a book of excerpts from the recollections....

Intelligence is ongoing, individual adaptability. Adaptations that an intelligent species may make in....

Your teachersAre all around you.All that you perceive,All that you experience,All that is given to youor....

People have the right to call themselves whatever they like. That doesn't bother me. It's other people....

I do what I can,' I said. 'When I can do more, I will. You know that.

We collected all the bones we could find, and yesterday, Natividad wrapped them in a shawl that she had....

I'm Valerie Rye,' she said, savoring the words. 'It's all right for you to talk to me.

Fantasy is totally wide open; all you really have to do is follow the rules you've set. But if you're....