Positive obsession is about not being able to stop just because you're afraid and full of doubts. Positive obsession is dangerous. It's about not being able to stop at all.
Octavia ButlerPeople have the right to call themselves whatever they like. That doesn't bother me. It's other people doing the calling that bothers me.
Octavia ButlerWe're all capable of climbing so much higher than we usually permit ourselves to suppose.
Octavia ButlerThe thing about science fiction is that it's totally wide open. But it's wide open in a conditional way.
Octavia Butler