The essentials are to learn to shape God with forethought, care, and work; to educate and benefit their community, their families and themselves; and to contribute to the fulfillment of the Destiny.
Octavia ButlerTolerance, like any aspect of peace, is forever a work in progress, never completed, and, if we're as intelligent as we like to think we are, never abandoned.
Octavia ButlerBut my problem with fantasy, and horror, and related genres, is that sometimes the problems are illogical.
Octavia ButlerTo get along with God, Consider the consequences of your behavior. Earthseed: The Books of the Living
Octavia Butler