Zachary

“The Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments—the ones abolishing slavery and guaranteeing citizenship rights—still exist, but they’ve been so weakened by custom, by Congress and the various state legislatures, and by recent Supreme Court decisions that they don’t much matter.”
― Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents

“The best method, by the way, for finding SF that you’ll like is to take a look at the end-of-the-year anthologies. The ones that come to mind right now are The Year’s Best Science Fiction, edited by Gardner Dozois, and the Nebula Awards series (several editors).”
― Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents

“an oil-and-water combination of ambition, laziness, insecurity, certainty, and drive.”
― Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents

“like all huge purses shovel pig had also eaten many smaller, worn looking purses”
― Jeff VanderMeer