Octavia E. Butler Quotes

Too many writers get into that gross-'em-out factor.

Octavia E. Butler

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 22, 1947 - February 24, 2006

Topics

GetManyTooFactorWriters

First, the year 2004, the year past, the Comptroller General of the United States, David A. Walker, said that arguably it was the worst year in American fiscal history, clearly setting our Nation on an unsustainable path.

Jim Cooper

HistoryPathPastAmericanYear

One of the reasons people like romances is that they're artificially shaped to give a pattern and meaning. It's not as messy as everyday life or as difficult or thorny.

Melissa Pritchard

LifePeopleMeaningMessyEveryday

I wear my Pen as others do their Sword.

John Oldham

PenSwordOthersWear

My heroes were Dylan, John Lennon and Picasso, because they each moved their particular medium forward, and when they got to the point where they were comfortable, they always moved on.

John Hughes

ForwardComfortableAlwaysHeroes

I can't take any credit for people dressing like me, you know?

Solange Knowles

PeopleMeCreditYouKnowDressing

I have great sympathy for people that are infertile, but a life is not something you can give away.

Mary Beth Whitehead

LifeGreatPeopleSympathyYouGive

We are 'nuclear waste' from the fuel that makes stars shine; indeed, each of us contains atoms whose provenance can be traced back to thousands of different stars spread through our Milky Way.

Martin Rees

StarsShineBackWayAtomsSpread

Make intercessory prayer a priority in your life and the life of your family. It will cause you to be more empathetic, less self-obsessed, and increasingly more like Christ.

Monica Johnson

LifeFamilyPrayerYouWillMore

I grew up going to a real small missionary baptist church. We would sing a lot of the old standards... the hymns and everything. Those songs are still my favorite and are pretty timeless.

Josh Turner

SmallChurchOldRealEverythingUp

Life is the division of human cells, a process which begins at conception.

Dick Gephardt

LifeProcessHumanDivisionBegins

I would hate to be that person who is, you know, the mystery writer who has to deliver a book every year to publisher X.

David Shields

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Theatre is immediate gratification.

Chita Rivera

TheatreImmediateGratification

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