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First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice.Octavia E. Butler
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Was an eternity of absolute ease just another name for hell?Octavia E. Butler
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Read every day and learn from what you read.Octavia E. Butler
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Bloodchild" is my pregnant man story.Octavia E. Butler
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I'm Valerie Rye, ' she said, savoring the words. 'It's all right for you to talk to me.Octavia E. Butler