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'embrace diversity. / unite — / or be divided, / robbed, / ruled, / killed / by those who see you as prey. / embrace diversity / or be destroyed.' #art #history: thank you, seattle edu-core band, bloodhag, for (literally) hitting me in the head with an octavia butler (who died #otd in 2006) tome. she broke all the rules & against incredible odds, she was the first black science fiction writer. you'll find solace in her words.
#octaviaButler #sciFi #literature #illustration #metal

quick ink sketch of prescient phenomenon, octavia butler. she looks directly at the viewer, a slight smile on her face, as she relaxes against a fireplace surround. behind her are eight black lines of varying lengths, themselves set behind a black circle partly filled with a pale sea foam colour. to octavia's left is written her name in uppercase. the 'i' pierces through the circle.

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Octavia E. Butler's must-read masterpiece #ParableOfTheSower (1993) begins its first chapter on July 20, 2024.

#books #Bookstodon #OctaviaButler #SFF #ScienceFiction #Dystopia #PostApocalyptic

The cover of Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler, with a blurb from John Green saying, "Brilliant, endlessly rich... pairs well with 1984 or The Handmaid's Tale." The cover art shows a young black woman dressed in pink/orange. The background is white.

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Shown is the opening page of Chapter 1 of Parable of the Sower. The poem reads:

All that you touch
You Change.

All that you Change
Changes you.

The only lasting truth
Is Change.

God
Is Change.

EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING

Saturday, July 20, 2024.

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“Choose your leaders
with wisdom and forethought.
To be led by a coward
is to be controlled
by all that the coward fears.
To be led by a fool
is to be led
by the opportunists
who control the fool.
To be led by a thief
is to offer up
your most precious treasures
to be stolen.
To be led by a liar
is to ask
to be told lies.
To be led by a tyrant
is to sell yourself
and those you love
into slavery.”
― Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents, 1998

#OctaviaButler #BlackWriters #AfroFuturism #Quotes #Fascism #Elections #Election2024 #OctaviaButlerQuotes

An image of a black woman, wearing glasses, with a determined look on her face (writer, Octavia Butler). Next to her image are the words:

“Choose your leaders
with wisdom and forethought.
To be led by a coward
is to be controlled
by all that the coward fears.
To be led by a fool
is to be led
by the opportunists
who control the fool.
To be led by a thief
is to offer up
your most precious treasures
to be stolen.
To be led by a liar
is to ask
to be told lies.
To be led by a tyrant
is to sell yourself
and those you love
into slavery.”
― Octavia E. Butler
Parable of the Talents

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A palate cleanser for the start of the week from the late, great Octavia E. Butler…

"Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought. To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears. To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool. To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen. To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies. To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery."

#Cowardice #Fools #Government #Politics #Leadership #Lies #Politics #Wisdom #OctaviaButler #Quotes

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