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“The trees act not as individuals, but somehow as a collective. Exactly how they do this, we don’t yet know. But what we see is the power of unity. What happens to one happens to us all. We can starve together or feast together.”
― Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

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“The first step to seeing is seeing that there are things you do not see.”
― Akwaeke Emezi, Pet

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“Reading at meals is considered rude in polite society, but if you expect to succeed as a writer, rudeness should be the second-to-least of your concerns. The least of all should be polite society and what it expects.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

tags: etiquette, norms, politeness, reading, society, writing

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“Magic is made in the margins.”
― Pam Grossman, Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power

tags: magic

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“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 E. Butler

tags: science-fiction, writing

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