I was attracted to science fiction because it was so wide open. I was able to do anything and there were no walls to hem you in and there was no human condition that you were stopped from examining. – Octavia Butler

Fantasy is totally wide open all you really have to do is follow the rules youve set. But if youre writing about science, you have to first learn what youre writing about. – Octavia Butler

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