Kay Lee

“She believed in a literal acceptance of everything in the Bible. Yet, when things got to be too much for her, she decided to trade pain for eternal pain in the hereafter. How could she do that? Did she really believe in anything at all? Was it all hypocrisy? Or maybe she just went crazy because her God was demanding too much of her. She was no Job. In real life, how many people are?”
― Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower

“But then, this world would be better if people lived according to the teachings of almost any religion.”
― Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower

“I needed to understand the difference between good intentions and good outcomes. Understandably, I found a lot to empathize with in Lauren’s struggle between being a “good girl” and being a grown woman with needs beyond what parental guidance can provide.”
― Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower

“The weak can overcome the strong if the weak persist. Persisting isn't always safe, but it's often necessary.”
― Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower