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Quote by Octavia Butler
Once you grow past Mommy and Daddy coming running when youre hurt,

Once you grow past Mommy and Daddy coming running when youre hurt, youre really on your own. Youre alone, and theres no one to help you. – Octavia Butler

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So fantasy was fine early on, and when I discovered science fiction, I was very happy with it, because my first interest in science fiction came with an interest in astronomy. – Octavia Butler

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I began reading science fiction before I was 12 and started writing science fiction around the same time. – Octavia Butler

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And by the way, I wanted to point out that Kindred is not science fiction. Youll note theres no science in it. Its a kind of grim fantasy. – Octavia Butler

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I learned why out riding alone is an oxymoron: An equestrian is never alone, is always sensing the other being, the mysterious but also understandable living being that is the horse. – Jane Smiley

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But we cannot rely on memorials and museums alone. We can tell ourselves we will never forget and we likely wont. But we need to make sure that we teach history to those who never had the opportunity to remember in the first place. – Dan Rather

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