I was raised Baptist, and I like the fact that I got my conscience installed early.

To get along with God, Consider the consequences of your behavior. Earthseed: The Books of the Living

Drowning people Sometimes die Fighting their rescuers.

No one was going to stop me from writing and no one had to really guide me towards science fiction. It was natural, really, that I would take that interest.

I'm a pessimist if I'm not careful, a feminist, a Black,...an oil-and-water combination of ambition, laziness, insecurity, certainty, and drive.

All struggles are essentially power struggles. Who will rule? Who will lead? Who will define, refine, confine, design? Who will dominate? All struggles are essentially power struggles,and most are no more intellectual than two rams knocking their heads together.

When your rage is choking you, it is best to say nothing.