We were snatched away and given alone into the hands of people who believed that it was their duty to break us and remake us in the Christian America… - Octavia E. Butler

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We were snatched away and given alone into the hands of people who believed that it was their duty to break us and remake us in the Christian American image. And, of course, breaking people is much easier than putting them together again.
So much agony caused, so much evil done in God’s name.

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About Octavia E. Butler

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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