No one was going to stop me from writing and no one had to really guide me towards science fiction. It was natural, really, that I would take that interest. (Octavia Butler)

No one was going to stop me from writing and no one had to really guide me towards science fiction. It was natural, really, that I would take that interest.

Octavia Butler

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