“In order to rise from its own ashes, a Phoenix first must burn.”

— Octavia E. Butler, book Parable of the Talents

Variant: In order to rise
From its own ashes
A phoenix
First
Must
Burn.
Source: Parable of the Talents

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American science fiction writer 1947–2006

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