Octavia E. Butler Quotes

American science fiction writer (1947-2006)

Octavia E. Butler (June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006) was an American science fiction writer, one of the very few African-American women in the field.

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Birth Name: Octavia Estelle Butler

Alternative Names: Octavia Butler

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Yori, Human purpose isn't what you say it is or what I say it is. It's what your biology says it is—what your genes say it is.

Helpless lust and unreasoning anxiety were just part of growing up.