authors

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Octavia Butler

" I just knew there were stories I wanted to tell. "

Stories

related quotes

" And I have this little litany of things they can do. And the first one, of course, is to write - every day, no excuses. It's so easy to make excuses. Even professional writers have days when they'd rather clean the toilet than do the writing. "

Writers , Day , First , Excuses

" But my problem with fantasy, and horror, and related genres, is that sometimes the problems are illogical. "

Horror , Fantasy

" Fantasy is totally wide open; all you really have to do is follow the rules you've set. But if you're writing about science, you have to first learn what you're writing about. "

Science , Open , First , Rules , Fantasy

" Here I was into astronomy, and here into anthropology, and there I go into geology. It was much more fun to be able to research and write about whatever I wanted to. "

Fun , Research , Anthropology , Astronomy

" I began reading science fiction before I was 12 and started writing science fiction around the same time. "

Time , Science , Reading , Fiction

" I have a huge and savage conscience that won't let me get away with things. "

Conscience

" I just knew there were stories I wanted to tell. "

Stories

« Previous
Next »

‹
1
2
3