More quotes by Octavia E. Butler

"I just knew there were stories I wanted to tell."
"You don't start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That's why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence."
"I just knew there were stories I wanted to tell."
"In order to rise from its own ashes, a Phoenix first must burn."
"Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself."