I began writing the book with the thought that maybe what we needed was the biological conscience. It does seem to me that there are too many people … - Octavia E. Butler

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I began writing the book with the thought that maybe what we needed was the biological conscience. It does seem to me that there are too many people in this world who would just as soon wipe out half their country if they could rule the other half.

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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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So he had locked her in the closet. Some of his people, ignorant and fearful, could not quite believe her illness was not contagious. Badger locked her away from them for her own safety. She had seen for herself how eager they were to get her out of their sight.

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