Sierra

“Lilith watched them enviously. They didn’t lie often to humans because their sensory language had left them with no habit of lying—only of withholding information, refusing contact. Humans, on the other hand, lied easily and often. They could not trust one another. They could not trust one of their own who seemed too close to aliens, who stripped off her clothing and lay down on the ground to help her jailer.”
― Octavia E. Butler, Dawn

“Back into your cage, Lilith?” Jdahya asked softly.”
― Octavia E. Butler, Dawn

“Humanity in its attempt to destroy itself had made the world unlivable.”
― Octavia E. Butler, Dawn

“Yes,” he said, “intelligence does enable you to deny facts you dislike. But your denial doesn’t matter.”
― Octavia E. Butler, Dawn