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Quote by Octavia Butler
Religion kept some of my relatives alive, because it was all they

Religion kept some of my relatives alive, because it was all they had. If they hadnt had some hope of heaven, some companionship in Jesus, they probably would have committed suicide, their lives were so hellish. – Octavia Butler

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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

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Science fiction let me do both. It let me look into science and stick my nose in everywhere. – Octavia Butler

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Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when its all over. – Octavia Butler

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Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper. – Francis Bacon

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I do hope that our spring will be starting shortly and we will all be able to enjoy some sunshine again. – Lesley Garrett

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Reconciliation should be accompanied by justice, otherwise it will not last. While we all hope for peace it shouldnt be peace at any cost but peace based on principle, on justice. – Corazon Aquino

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